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Synthetic VS. Natural Sugars
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Natural VS Synthetic Sugars
Karla Calderon
Synthetic Sugars
Not nutritional
Usually have low calorie advertisements
Health problems
Ideal Sweetness
Aspartame
Sucralose
Natural Sugars
Commonly known as Splenda
5-Step patented process
Chloride is attached through a covalent bond
Body cannot break it down
Some is absorbed into the digestive system
600x
3 Chemical ingredients
Higher concentration of phenylalanine and aspartic acid
Modified Dipeptide
Body metabolizes into methyl alcohol and formaldehyde
Creates excitotoxicity
180x
References
Ideal Properties:
Effective in small concentrations
Must handle a wide range of temperatures
Should not produce carcinogenic effects
Low calorie
Other Saccharides
Honey:
High in fructose and leavulose
Several uses
Trehalose
Formed primarily by fungi
Used to preserve embryos during freeze-drying where it increases viability
Mercola, J. (2011, Octo 08). The 4 best, and 3 worst, sweeteners to have in your kitchen. Retrieved from http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/10/08/the-4-best-and-3-worst-sweeteners-to-have-in-your-kitchen.aspx
Miriam E. Bocarsly, Elyse S. Powell, Nicole M. Avena, Bartley G. Hoebel
Corrigendum to “High-fructose corn syrup causes characteristics of obesity in rats: Increased body weight, body fat and triglyceride levels” [Pharmacol Biochem Behav 97 (2010) 101-106]
Misra, H., Soni, M., Silawat, N., Mehta, B., Mehta, D., & Jain, D. (2011). Antidiabetic activity of medium-polar extract from the leaves of stevia rebaudiana bert. (bertoni) on alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Journal of Pharmacy and BioAllied Sciences, 3(2), 242-248. doi: 10.4103/0975-7406.80779
Priya, K., Rama Mohan Gupta, V., Srikanth, K., & , (2011). Natural sweeteners: A complete review. Journal of Pharmacy Research, 4(7), 2034-2039.
Non-saccharide
Do not contain saccharides
Non-carcinogens
Potent sweeteners
Low calorie
Stevia
A terpenoid - linked isoprene units
Small perrenial herb
Decrease in blood glucose level with producing hypoglycemia
Bitter aftertaste
Naturally low-calorie
Sucrose
Extracted from sugarcane
Disaccharide - a-glucose and fructose
Decomposes to form caramel
Combusts
Pharmaceutical uses