Sweeteners refer to food additives that can impart sweetness to soft drinks. Sweeteners can be divided into two categories based on their nutritional value: nutritional sweeteners and non nutritional sweeteners; According to their sweetness, they can be divided into low sweetness sweeteners and high sweetness sweeteners; According to their sources, they can be divided into natural sweeteners and synthetic sweeteners
Main functions
The main functions of sweeteners in food are as follows:
(1) Taste: Sweetness is one of the indicators of many foods, and in order to give food and beverages a palatable feeling, a certain amount of sweetener needs to be added.
(2) The regulation and enhancement of flavor generally require sweetness in pastries; In beverages, the adjustment of flavor involves the "sugar acid ratio". Sweeteners can give the product a good flavor while retaining a fresh taste.
(3) The formation of flavor, sweetness, and the flavor of many foods are complementary, and the taste of many products is produced by the combination of flavor substances and sweeteners, so many foods are added with sweeteners.
