ATLANTA (April 30, 2014) — A review article by Chattopadhyay et al. contained inaccurate information on low-calorie sweeteners, including aspartame, acesulfame potassium and saccharin. The review included a number of inaccuracies regarding...
Read MoreMaltitol is better tolerated than previously reported, and be used as a sugar replacer in a wide range of food products - according to recent research. The study, recently published in theInternational Journal of...
Read MorePolyols, also called sugar alcohols, are a group of versatile, reduced-calorie carbohydrates that provide the taste and texture of sugar with about half the calories. They are used as food ingredients to...
Read MoreBackground In as early as 1981, Jenkins and co-workers illustrated that carbohydrates – even though consumed in equal amounts – can have very different effects on blood glucose levels. With this, the...
Read MoreMaltitol is a member of a family of bulk sweeteners known as polyols or sugar alcohols. It has a pleasant sweet taste--remarkably similar to sucrose. Maltitol is about 90% as sweet as...
Read MoreHydrogenated starch hydrolysates (HSH), including hydrogenated glucose syrups, maltitol syrups, and sorbitol syrups, are a family of products found in a wide variety of foods. They serve a number of functional roles,...
Read MoreLow-calorie food ingredients make thousands of the low-calorie and low-fat foods and beverages possible today. Approximately 194 million Americans consume these products. There are numerous petitions pending today for government approval of...
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