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Sucralose blends - new opportunities

19-Apr-2002

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Nutrinova, German based supplier of speciality ingredients, claimed this week that the recent UK approval of sucralose for use in food and beverages has opened up new opportunities for developing blends with the high-intensity sweetener, Sunett (acesulfame K), produced by Nutrinova.

The company claims to have developed formulations and conducted several studies which demonstrate that, when combined in the Sunett Multi-Sweetener Concept, Sunett and sucralose can deliver good tasting, stable sweetening systems without the calories.

 

The single sweeteners aspartame and sucralose exhibit a long 'sweetness build' and a pronounced and long-lasting 'sweet aftertaste'. In contrast, sugar - the standard for sweet taste - is characterised by a balanced profile with fast sweetness onset without a pronounced sweet aftertaste. By combining sucralose with Sunett, Nutrinova maintains, the temporal sweetness profile can be shortened and the lingering aftertaste reduced. Sunett sucralose blends can provide an alternative solution for manufacturers looking to lengthen a product's shelf-life with regard to sweetness because, the company claims, they retain their sweetness stability over time.

 

Sucralose (trichlorogalactosucrose) is an artificial sweetener produced by chlorinating sugar in a chemical process.

 

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