Sweeteners and Flavor Enhancers
Sucralose is approximately 200 times sweeter than sucrose. When used together with other sweeteners, it exhibits synergistic effects. It has a long shelf life and is highly stable under heat.
Many low-calorie sweeteners are not digested by the human body and therefore do not provide energy. However, aspartame is an exception, as it is metabolized naturally. Its sweetness is approximately 200 times greater than that of sucrose.
It is a flavor enhancer commonly used in meat, poultry, fish, instant soups, salad dressings, and chips. In addition, it is also found in many processed foods such as soups, sausages and various meat products, seafood, vegetables, dairy products, and spice blends.
It is a widely used artificial sweetener due to its low cost and approximately 350 times greater sweetness compared to sugar. It is commonly used in diet products, soft drinks, baked goods, and confectionery.
It is used in soft drinks, dairy products, canned foods, cooked foods, pharmaceutical formulations, confectionery, fruit-based products, and various sauces. Its low cost makes it preferable, and it particularly enhances fruit flavors.
This substance is a natural sweetener as well as a thickener, and it is used in products such as diet beverages, baked goods, confectionery, shredded coconut, and chewing gum. Thanks to its moisture-retaining property, it helps preserve the freshness of products. When included in chewing gum, it may also contribute to the prevention of tooth decay.
Its applications are quite extensive: salad dressings, breakfast cereals, hot chocolate powders, various seasoning and spice blends, bread mixes, frozen dough products, chewing gum, and lozenges. It is also used in yogurt varieties, ice creams, carbonated and non-carbonated beverages, flavored milk, coffee and tea products, beverage powders, canned fruits, jams and marmalades, pies, and powdered jellies.