The importance of composite sweeteners

Sweeteners are a very important type of food additive. Currently, both globally and in China, the sales of sweeteners in food additives rank among the top. The ideal sweetener requirements are: safe and non-toxic, pure sweet taste similar to sucrose, high sweetness, low calorific value or no calorific value; High stability, non cariogenic, and reasonable price (at least not exceeding the price of sucrose under equal sweetness conditions). There is no sweetener that can fully meet these requirements yet. However, due to the potential synergistic effects between various sweeteners, composite sweeteners have the characteristics of convenient use, high sweetness, pure sweetness, and reduced production costs, making them an important development direction for the development and application of sweeteners. Research has shown that stevia sugar, as an important component in composite sweeteners, has characteristics such as low calorie, high sweetness, pure nature, safety and health, making composite sweeteners have the best effects in terms of sweetness, sweetness, and stability. And it can be safely metabolized by the human body without any side effects, which is an important direction for the development of sweeteners in the 21st century.