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Informationen zum Autor Lyn O’Brien-Nabors is affiliated with the Kellen Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Klappentext The fourth edition of Alternative Sweeteners follows the same formula as the previous three books by discussing each sweetener in terms of its characteristics. Qualities covered include means of production, physical characteristics, utility, and relative sweetness (compared to sucrose). Technical qualities covered include admixture potential, application, availability, shelf life, transport, metabolism, carcinogenicity, and other toxicity evaluation data. A new chapter on the sweetener Advantame has been added, and new contributors have updated information throughout the book. Also new is a section on how Stevia sweeteners have been examined and deemed safe by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives and the US FDA. Zusammenfassung Sweeteners are forever in the news. Whether it's information about a new sweetener or questions about one that has been on the market for years! interest in sweeteners and sweetness continues. Completely revised and updated! this fourth edition of Alternative Sweeteners provides information on new! recently evaluated! and numerous other alternatives to sucrose.This edition retains the successful format that made previous editions so popular. The discussion of each sweetener includes production! physical characteristics! utility and relative sweetness compared to sucrose! technical qualities! admixture potential! application! availability! shelf life! general cost and economics! metabolism! carcinogenicity and other toxicity evaluation data! cariogenicity evaluations! and regulatory status. Scientists and food technologists have been researching sweeteners and sweetness for more than 100 years. The number of approved sweeteners has increased substantially in the last three decades. Food product developers now have a number of sweeteners from which to choose in order to provide more product choices to meet the increasing demand for good-tasting products that have reduced calories. With contributions from experts who develop! make! and use the sweeteners! this book draws together the latest information into a convenient resource that can bring researchers closer to developing the ideal sweetener. Inhaltsverzeichnis Alternative Sweeteners: An Overview. LOW CALORIE SWEETENERS: Acesulfame Potassium. Advantame. Alitame. AspartameCyclamate. Neohesperidin. Dihydrochalcone. Neotame. Saccharin. Stevioside.Sucralose. Tagatose. Less Common High-Potency Sweeteners. REDUCED CALORIE SWEETENERS: Erythritol. Hydrogenated Starch, Hydrolysates, and Maltitol Syrups. Isomalt. Maltitol. Lactitol. Sorbitol and Mannitol. Xylitol. CALORIC ALTERNATIVES: Crystalline Fructose. High Fructose Com Syrup. Isomaltulose. Trehalose. MULTIPLE INGREDIENT APPROACH: Mixed Sweetener Functionality. Aspartame-Acesulfame Salt. Polydextrose. Other Low Calorie Ingredients: Fat and Oil Replacers. ...
