Sugar substitutes

You for some reason decided to use artificial sweeteners? How to make the right decision? About the peculiarities of different sugar substitutes says endocrinologist highest category of hospital LOMO, St. Petersburg, Irina V. Mamontov. Questionable saccharin first sweetener saccharin was. Latter-day substance has an amazing quality: it was 450 times sweeter than sugar. Saccharin remains the most popular "sugar chemistry" in the world. The only requirement is a safety compliance "acceptable daily norm." For saccharin daily dose is 5 mg per 1 kg of the consumer. Regular abuse of the rule could be fraught with complications, although no one person can not specify which ones. I must say that saccharin had to "feed" the majority of the adult population of the planet. Even those people who never replace sugar sweeteners, receive daily a considerable amount of this substance. The fact that saccharin is widely used in food industry. One of the ingredients of ice cream, creams, gelatin desserts and other pastry is a food additive E 954. Under this elusive and little-understood alias hiding saccharin. In Russia, the most common "saharinovym" substitute considered "Sukrazit" Israeli firm Biscol. It is sold in packs of 300, 700 and 1200 tablets. Also, this sweetener is available in powder form, which is very well suited to culinary experimentation. Because saccharin is not destroyed by heat treatment, so it can be used in confectionery or add compotes and jams. However, the hostess should be aware that this is not a substitute for a preservative, such as regular sugar. Therefore, all the blanks on the "Sukrazita" can be stored for no longer than three weeks. Another sweetener - Sukradayet "- also in great demand in our country. Each tablet will keep 18 mg of saccharin, and as fillers are used citric acid and ordinary baking soda. We should not abuse this replacement: a cup of tea or coffee is enough of one to two tablets. If you put more then a drink will get enough unpleasant bitter taste, becoming more pronounced as cooling. Sweet carcinogen second synthetic sweetener cyclamate steel. Experts do not recommend the use of cyclamate pregnant women, children and people suffering from kidney failure. For everyone else there is an admissible daily dose of the sweetener, which corresponds to 11 mg per 1 kg body weight. Taste qualities cyclamate vividly manifested in a mixture with other substitutes, and the most profitable of their stresses saccharin. In addition, cyclamate that conceals a bitter taste, which appears in "overdose" of saccharin. Optimum ratio of these two substances is 10:1, ie 20 mg of cyclamate has 2 mg of saccharin. This proportion is at the heart of almost all mixed sweeteners sold in our country. The most popular of these are considered "Tsukli", "must", "Milford" and "Diamond." All of them are available in tablet form in packs of 650 or 1200 tablets. "Milford" for sale yet, and as a liquid: 1 teaspoon of this solution replaces the 4 tablespoons of sugar. However, this synthetic syrup is one major drawback - it is very difficult to dose. An error in a few drops can substantially affect the final taste of the product. Therefore, more reliable and easier to use the pill. Lemonade aspartame One of the most popular sugar substitutes is aspartame. However, experts do not deny the possible complications associated with consumption of large doses of this substance. Perhaps that is why it very suspicious of all European states, and prohibits them to adapt to sweeten food, targeting children under four years. Doctors do not recommend aspartame and adolescents, but make an exception this substitute from their diet is very difficult. The fact that aspartame is relatively well soluble in water. This property is widely used in food industry: this replacement is now used in almost all the "lightweight" Lemonade. It is thanks to him to sell drinks boast minimal calories. Of course, a moderate amount of such "soft drink" will not bring any harm. However Drink Liters may adversely affect health "vodohleba. This is especially true with regard to hot drinks: Elevated temperature aspartame breaks down to release methanol, which is a pretty aggressive chemical. So all sorts of abuse "lights" are not very reasonable. Lemonade labels on aspartame usually masked by the acronym E951. For a healthy adult is defined tolerable daily intake of aspartame, which is equal to 30 mg per kilogram of body weight. Most often blended with aspartame acesulfame K, which refers to "young" generation of sweeteners. It is believed that the taste profile of this tandem is as close to natural sugar: Acesulfame K is responsible for "an immediate sweetness, aspartame and delivers a long aftertaste. It is therefore a mixture of these substances underlies most industrial analogues of sugar. The most famous of them are considered "NutraSweet", "Sweet time", "Candelel" and Korean "Miwon". All of them are sold in tablet form with 300 and 600 tablets. Harmless sucralose safest substitute is sucralose. This is the only "artificial sugars, which avoided accusations of carcinogenicity. Experts say that taking it is safe not only for the usual contingent, but also for pregnant women and children, the youngest age group. The maximum daily dose is 5 mg per 1 kg weight. But almost no use of sucralose in food and comparatively rare on the shelves of Russian pharmacy. The fact is that today, this replacement is the most expensive on the Russian market and therefore can not compete with cheaper sugar analogs. Useful fructose Many people prefer to replace the sugar with synthetic drugs and natural fructose. However, those who are doing it to lose weight, greatly mistaken: the fact that the caloric content of the substance was not inferior to ordinary sugar. But it has many other advantages. For example, fructose can be incorporated into the diet of diabetics, since its uptake does not require insulin. It is 20-30% reduced risk of developing tooth decay and inflammation of the mouth. In addition, fructose sweetener is indispensable for those children who suffer from intolerance to sugar. That is why it is so often included in various types of baby food. Keep in mind! An overdose of any substance can be harmful to health. That is why it is so important to follow the rules, "permitted daily norm." Buy only those drugs on the label which indicates the type of sweetener, and its weight. This precaution allows you to accurately calculate the safe amount of sugar substitute. Control over the powder and ready-made syrups rather problematic. Therefore, experts advise to give preference to the tablet form of sugar substitutes, since they provide the most accurate accounting of sweet milligrams. Irina Semenova