SUGAR SUBSTITUTES

DR SHAMNA K T

SENIOR LECTURER

MES DENTAL COLLEGE

• Sugar being most Acceptable Sweetening AgeNt in Use By mAnkind considered as “Arch criminal “ in dental caries initiation.
• Artificial sweetners are callEd as Sugar Substitutes.
• Added To foods to peovide sweetness without adding extra calories

ASPARTAME

It is a dipeptide methyl ester, sold under the brand names of Nutrasweet and Equal.

It was discovered in 1965

Approximately 200 times sweeter than sucrose.

Aspartame was approved in 1981 for limited use as a sweetener and extended to a larger market in 1983.

Aspartame is the most widely used noncariogenic artificial sweetener. I

ts primary use is in diet soft drinks, yogurt, puddings, gelatin, and snack foods

Have a protective effect against some mycotoxins and is claimed to be safe for use by type Il diabetics.

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Disadvantages of this are reduced number of

sickle cells in the blood of patients

with homogeneous sickle cells anemia,

relative toxic affects on growth

, glucose homeostasis, and

liver functions with Long term Usage

ACESULFAME POTTASIUM

• A non-nutritive produce, approved by the FDA in 1988 for use as a sweetener in dry food products
• The use of acesulfame potassium is approved for use in foods, beverages, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products in
• Although considered safe for consumption by humans, there have been some health issues raised relative to dose dependent” cytogenetic toxicity

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SACCHARIN

It is 200-500 times sweeter than sucrose

oldest of the artificial sweeteners used.

It is noncariogenic and noncaloric

Available in liquid and tablet form as a table sweetener but has a slightly bitter aftertaste.

Saccharin was identified as a potential bladder carcinogen, and its use has hence been limited

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SUCRALOSE

• SucraloseIt is a non-nutritive, noncaloric
• Trichlorinated derivative of sucrose,
• Sucralose is widely used throughout the world in many food products such as tea and coffee sweetener, carbonated and noncarbonated beverages, baked goods, chewing gum and frozen desserts
• . No health concerns have been reported with it.

SORBITOL

• It is a sugar alcohol that occurs naturally in many fruits and berries
• WhiTe,Crystalline,water soluble powder
• It is produced commercially from glucose but is expensive to manufacture.
• Sorbitol is often used as a "bulk" sweetener in a variety of food substances such as chewing gum, chocolates, and confectionaries.
• It is half as sweet as sucrose and is considered noncariogenic, but it may be absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and can cause diarrhea if ingested in large quantities.

XYLITOL

• Discovered in wood chips in 1890 and in wheat in 1891.
• Nonfermentable, pleasant tasting, noncariogenic
• polyol derived from pentose sugar xylose
• Relatively expensive to manufacture.
• Xylitol is as sweet as sucrose
• safe for use in humans
• It is used primarily in chewing Gums
• Reducing the transmission of cariogenic bacteria from mother to infant
• Have bactericidal qualities.

STEVIA

• It is natural occurring, heat stable sweetener,
• ts sweetness potency is 100-300 times greater than sucrose.
• Stevia is calorie-free, noncariogenic, and has been used by the indigenous peoples of Paraguay for centuries as a sweetner.
• It is widely used commercially in Brazil and Japan, and to a lesser extent in China and Germany. I
• Used as a dietary supplement, but not as a sweetener.

NEOTAME

• It is a new product similar in chemical structure to aspartame being developed commercially by the NutraSweet Company
• Neotame is a high intensity sweetener reported to have a clean taste with no unpleasant characteristics.
• It has sweetness potency 6,000-9,000 greater than sucrose
• Heat stable in Baking AplicationS

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