Sales of low-calorie sweeteners are increasing in the Unites States, with sucralose representing second largest U.S. market share. Since >99% ingested is excreted as parent compound, it represents a contaminant emerging concern and has been proposed an indicator pollution natural waters by anthropogenic waste. Many report that increasingly omnipresent surface, coastal, drinking water. Given ...

BACKGROUND Food products containing non-nutritive sweeteners (NNSs) instead of sugar have become increasingly popular in the last decades. Their appeal is obviously related to their calorie-free sweet taste. However, with the dramatic increase in their consumption, it is reasonable and timely to evaluate their potential health benefits and, more importantly, potential adverse effects. The main ...

The effects of Ca2+ (0–75 mg/g pectin) and sucrose (0–40%, w/w) or sweeteners (0.1, 0.05% stevia saccharin) pH (3.0, 4.5, 6.8) on the rheological properties gels formed with sunflower pectins purified by conventional method (Conv-pectin), microfiltration (MF-pectin) ultrafiltration (UF-pectin) were investigated. main objective was to develop alternative low-calorie pectin without altered gelati...

The use of natural low-caloric sweeteners as sugar-substitute to formulate foods suitable for people with diabetes has increased in the last years due high incidence metabolic syndrome. Chocolate is a vehicle functional ingredients such probiotics that improve health diabetes. objective this study was evaluate physicochemical properties (texture, instrumental color, and water activity) consumer...