Sweetness patent

Sweetener refers to a food additive that gives sweetness to food or feed. There are many kinds of sweeteners used in the world, and there are several different classification methods: according to their sources, they can be divided into natural sweeteners and synthetic sweeteners; According to its nutritional value, it is divided into nutritional sweeteners and non-nutritional sweeteners; According to its chemical structure and properties, it can be divided into sugar and non-sugar sweeteners.

Overview:

Sweeteners have an important influence on world food, from 8 million tons in 1900 to 70 million tons in 1970. With people's higher and higher health requirements, it is hoped that the sweetener's ability will be as low as possible or even zero, with good taste and reasonable price. Nearly a century before 1950s and 1960s, the sweeteners used in food industry were mostly sucrose and saccharin from petrochemical industry. After 1950s and 1960s, sweeteners such as sodium cyclamate, dipeptide sweetener, sweet protein, acesulfame K and alitame appeared in the United States, Europe and Japan.

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