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Honey Honey is a sweetener, preservative, flavor enhancer, texturizer, fermentation agent, and it retains moisture. Benefits Honey lends a distinct floral note to products and contains antioxidant compounds. Lowers tooth decay and cavities NATURAL
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Alternative Sweeteners
By: Mrs. Tate
Sugar Sugar is a sweetener, preservative,
flavor enhancer, texturizer, bulking agent, fermentation agent, and it retains moisture.
Benefits Sugar maintains flavor when
heated, is an excellent creaming agent and gives cookies their crunchy top.
NATURAL
Honey Honey is a sweetener,
preservative, flavor enhancer, texturizer, fermentation agent, and it retains moisture.
Benefits Honey lends a distinct floral
note to products and contains antioxidant compounds. Lowers tooth decay and cavities
NATURAL
HFCS High fructose corn syrup is a sweetener,
preservative, flavor enhancer, texturizer, bulking agent, fermentation agent, and it retains moisture.
Benefits High fructose corn syrup enhances fruit
and spice flavors, keeps foods fresh and improves texture of high fiber products.
NATURAL
Natural
Stevia is known to be beneficial for diabetics, as it doesn't spike blood sugar levels
Artificial Sweeteners Artificial sweeteners are synthetic sugar substitutes
but may be derived from naturally occurring substances, including herbs or sugar itself.
Artificial sweeteners currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are: Acesulfame potassium (Sunett, Sweet One) Aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet) Neotame Saccharin (SugarTwin, Sweet'N Low) Sucralose (Splenda)
Types of Artificial Sweeteners
non-caloric sweeteners and sugar alcohols
Benefits:
Lower caloriesLower cavities and tooth decayLittle to no affect on blood sugarSweeter so need less
Side AffectsThe fact that artificial sweeteners are
made of chemicals does not help allay the fears and suspicions that are associated
with them. Cancer – Saccharin (lab rats) Seizures, headaches and attention
deficit disorders – Aspartame Addiction
Aspartame approximately 200 times
sweeter than table sugar.
Aspartame has been found to be safe for human consumption by more than ninety countries worldwide, with FDA officials describing aspartame as "one of the most thoroughly tested and studied food additives the agency has ever approved" and its safety as "clear cut".
NOT NATURAL
Acesulfame potassium approximately 200 times sweeter than
table sugar.
NOT NATURAL
Saccharin used to sweeten products such as
drinks, candies, cookies, medicines, and toothpaste.
NOT NATURAL
Sucralose approximately 600 times sweeter than
table sugar.
NOT NATURAL
Neotame approximately 7,000 and 13,000 times
sweeter than table sugar.
NOT NATURAL
Xylitol Xylitol is a sweetener, calorie
reducer, preservative, flavor enhancer, bulking agent. It retains moisture and does not promote cavities.
Benefits Xylitol reduces plaque
formation and aids in the repair of damaged tooth enamel.
NOT NATURAL