Is sweetener safe

Introduction: no matter in the world or in China, sweetener is a very important food additive, and its sales are in the forefront of all kinds of food additives Is sweetener safe? Let me show you The requirements of ideal sweetener are safety, innocuity, pure sweetness, high sweetness, low calorific value or no calorific value, high stability, no caries and reasonable price But there is no sweetener that can meet these requirements Regular use of sweeteners can have adverse effects on health Saccharin and aspartame are the most commonly used sweeteners, but it has been proved by mouse experiments that regular consumption of these two sweeteners can cause cancer There are strict limits for the use of sweeteners in China, which should be strictly observed when making food With the improvement of people's safety awareness, natural non nutritive sweeteners have been paid more and more attention, which is also the development trend of sweeteners For example, stevia is extracted from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, which belongs to plant extracts and is considered as a green and safe sweetener Stevia is 200-350 times sweeter than sucrose, and its calories are only 1 / 300 of sucrose It is not only safe and harmless to human body, but also can assist in the treatment of hypertension, excessive gastric acid, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, caries and other diseases And promote the growth of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli beneficial to human body, inhibit the reproduction of harmful bacteria, and promote the healthy ecology of intestinal tract In addition, stevia has good stability, can replace sucrose widely, and is considered to be edible in large quantities There may be synergism among all kinds of sweeteners The compound sweetener has the characteristics of convenient use, high sweetness, pure sweetness and low production cost It is also an important development direction of sweetener development and application Today's small edition of Baibai safety net gives a brief introduction to the safety of edible sweeteners If you want to know what is food sweetener and more knowledge about food additives and food safety, please continue to pay attention to our website and hope that today's content can help you Editor in charge: sun Dianwei