There is a growing interest and increasing awareness of consumers towards natural food products, therefore there shift in industry to produce foods with ingredients. On the other hand, high amount sweetener use another health concern. An interesting group sweeteners are sweet proteins, which have hundreds/thousands times higher sweetness than sucrose. Sweet proteins but low calorie values as th...

The current review examined published data on the intake of all major low-/no-calorie sweeteners-aspartame, acesulfame-K, saccharin, sucralose, cyclamate, thaumatin and steviol glycosides-globally over the last decade. The most detailed and complex exposure assessments were conducted in Europe, following a standardized approach. Japan and Korea similarly had up-to-date and regular intake data a...

The synergistic effects of four sucrose substitutes, polysorbate and five artificial sweeteners were studied in vitro on growth pattern and acid production of seven glucose-grown Streptococcus mutans strains, representing the five serological groups after Bratthall. Four distinct growth patterns during glucose fermentation were observed: high rate of growth with low acid production, moderate gr...

BACKGROUND Artificial sweeteners are low-calorie substances used to sweeten a wide variety of foods. At present they are used increasingly not only by diabetics, but also by the general public as a mean of controlling the weight. This study was carried out to evaluate and compare antinociceptive activity of the artificial sweeteners, aspartame and sucrose and to study the mechanisms involved in...

The perception of sweetness varies among individuals but the sources of this variation are not fully understood. Here, in a sample of 1,901 adolescent and young adults (53.8% female; 243 MZ and 452 DZ twin pairs, 511 unpaired individuals; mean age 16.2±2.8, range 12–26 years), we studied the variation in the perception of sweetness intensity of two monosaccharides and two high-potency sweetener...

BACKGROUND The intense sweeteners currently authorised in Europe comprise ten compounds of various chemical natures. Their overall use has sharply risen in the last 20 years. These compounds are mainly used to formulate reduced-calorie products while maintaining sweetness. METHODS This extensive analysis of the literature reviews the data currently available on the potential nutritional benef...

The heterodimer of Tas1R2 and Tas1R3 is a broadly acting sweet taste receptor, which mediates mammalian sweet taste toward natural and artificial sweeteners and sweet-tasting proteins. Perception of sweet taste is a species-selective physiological process. For instance, artificial sweeteners aspartame and neotame taste sweet to humans, apes, and Old World monkeys but not to New World monkeys an...

AMA Giordano U, Kobiałka J, Pilch J. LOW-CALORIE SWEETENERS IN OBESITY TREATMENT: A PROMISE FOR THE FUTURE?. Health Problems of Civilization. 2023. doi:10.5114/hpc.2023.130646. APA Giordano, U., Kobiałka, J., & Pilch, (2023). https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2023.130646 Chicago Ugo, Jakub and Justyna Pilch. "LOW-CALORIE FUTURE?". Harvard MLA Ugo et al. FUTURE?." Civilization, Vancouver