Sweeteners

What is sweetness?

Why look for
 alternative sweeteners

General problem

Per capita
 consumption of carbohydrates

Estimated per capita
consumption of soft drinks

Annual soft drink
 production per capita in the U.S.

Nutritive sweeteners

Nutritive sweetener properties

Selected relative
sweetness values

Actual sweetness

Temporal
considerations and sweetness

New sweetener requirements

Paracelsus (1493-1541)

The Delaney Clause

Sweeteners

Sweeteners (cont.)

Shallenberger’s AH/B

Kier’s X

Non-nutritive sweeteners

Saccharin

Saccharin

Saccharin

Sweetener dosages
 and dose-response

Cyclamate

Cyclamate

Cyclamate

Cyclamate

Aspartame

Aspartame

Aspartame

Neotame

Neotame

Neotame

Neotame

Acesulfame

Acesulfame

Acesulfame

L-Sugars

Trichlorogalactosucrose

Trichlorogalactosucrose

Trichlorogalactosucrose

Taste Profile

Monellin

Monellin

Temporal problem with monellin

Monellin

Thaumatin

Thaumatin

Glycyrrhizin

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Glycyrrhizin