What Are the Commonly Used Sweeteners in China?

Here food preservative manufacturers ZANCHENG Life Sciences shares with you some sweeteners in China.

Sugar alcohols

Polyols made from the corresponding monosaccharides by certain methods, common sugar alcohols include sorbitol, mannitol, erythritol, maltitol, lactitol, xylitol, etc., which usually have the characteristics of sweetness, lower heat than sucrose, and do not raise blood sugarSweetener: Food additives that can give sweetness to food and beverages.

Starch sugar

Sugar made from starch-containing grains, potatoes, etc. by acid, acid enzyme, or enzymatic methods, including maltose, glucose, fructose syrup, etc.

Glucose

Molecular formula C6H12O6, the most widely distributed and important monosaccharide in nature, is the energy source and metabolic intermediate product of living cells, i.e. the main energy supply material of living organisms; in the fermentation industry, glucose is the main material of fermentation medium as the carbon source of fermentation.

Sucrose

The main component of table sugar, a kind of disaccharide, is an important food and sweet flavoring.

Sucrose is divided into white sugar, brown sugar, rock sugar, brown sugar, etc.; sucrose is decomposed into fructose and glucose in the human digestive system through digestive juices and absorbed by the small intestine, with high calories, and excessive intake is likely to cause dental caries, obesity, and other health problems.

Added sugar

Sugar added during the processing and preparation of food and beverage products, not including the sugar naturally contained in food, common added sugars include sucrose, glucose, fructose, high fructose corn syrup, honey, maltose, etc.

Erythritol

A kind of sugar alcohol, four-carbon sugar alcohol, molecular formula C4H10O4, not involved in human metabolism, has a variety of advantages such as very low calorie, does not raise blood sugar, good sweetness coordination.

Compound sugar

Products made by mixing different kinds of sugar in a certain proportion.

Luo Han Guo sweet glucoside

Also called Luo Han Guo sweet glucoside, is a sweet component extracted from Luo Han Guo, a specialty product of Guangxi, China, whose sweetness is generally 200-300 times that of sucrose, with very low calories.

Stevioside

A glycoside extracted from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, whose sweetness is 200-300 times that of sucrose. -300 times sweeter than sucrose, with very low calories.

Lepidoside

One of the components of stevioside, including Lepidoside A, Lepidoside D, Lepidoside E, Lepidoside M and other subdivided types, with excellent characteristics such as high sweetness and no bitterness after containing stevioside.

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