A remarkable amount of information has emerged in the past decade regarding sweet taste physiology. This article reviews these data, with a particular focus on the elucidation of the sweet taste receptor, its location and actions in taste transduction in the mouth, its nontaste functions in the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., in enteroendocrine cells), and the brain circuitry involved in the sens...

In order to reduce obesity and associated costs, policymakers are considering various policies, including taxes, to change consumers’ high-calorie consumption habits. We investigate two tax policies aimed at reducing added sweetener consumption. Both a consumption tax on sweet goods and a sweetener input tax can reach the same policy target of reducing added sweetener consumption. Both tax inst...

Abstract Bitter is generally undesirable, although it an important part of flavor. substances exhibit diverse health-promoting activities, which in line with the famous Chinese saying "a good medicine tastes bitter". Naringin (NAG) and neohesperidin (NHP), two flavanones that give bitterness to citrus fruits, show various pharmacological activities. Interestingly, their hydrogenation products, ...

As calorie-consciousness becomes a worldwide phenomenon, demand for low-calorie sweeteners is increasing. Compared to other sugars, the reduced calorific value of mannitol (1.6 kilocalories per gram) finds its application as sweetener in foods. The present study was conducted develop yoghurt by adding lactic acid bacteria (LAB) having significant production potential. Leuconostoc pseudomesenter...