Sweeteners are divided by their sources into natural and synthetic and by their nutritional values into nutritive and non-nutritive. Xylitol is a five carbon natural sweetener found in fibrous vegetables and fruit, which offers many health benefits to human. On oral health xylitol prevents dental caries, retards demineralization of tooth enamel, promotes remineralization of tooth enamel, increa...

Stevia as a natural sweetener with zero calories, and proven non-toxic effects on human health, recently found widespread use in the food and baking industry. Steviol glycosides that are concentrated in the plant leaves are: even 300 times sweeter than sucrose, heat-stable and well tolerate low pH-values. Th ese are all characteristics that popularize this plant in its application as a natural ...

date syrup is a natural sweetener that is a suitable ingredient to be used in formulation of food products in order to improve the nutrient properties. in this research a new drink is produced by the addition of date syrup in concentration of 5%, 8%, and 10% to milk. physical, chemical, rheological and sensory properties of the samples were evaluated. statistical analysis using spss software an...

Studies revealed that Stevia has been used throughout the world since ancient times for various purposes; for example, as a sweetener and a medicine. We conducted a systematic literature review to summarize and quantify the past and current evidence for Stevia. We searched relevant papers up to 2007 in various databases. As we know that the leaves of Stevia plants have functional and sensory pr...

Honey is a natural sweetener, but it is not just a sweetener it’s a nature’s gift to mankind. Natural honey has various ingredients in it, that contribute to its incredible properties. It’s antimicrobial properties have attracted researchers towards itself and now we can find many research papers published on this topic. Honey is normally used in our daily life for treatment of hearing loss, ba...

In the modern world, due to overconsumption of sugar-containing products, problem obesity is relevant. Among many sweeteners that minimize sugar intake, a group sweet-tasting proteins up-and-coming. Brazzein smallest sweet (54 aa, 6473 Da), and it also safe for obese diabetic people since does not affect blood insulin levels. has high thermal stability over wide pH range: from 2 8 [1]. To incre...