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Sweeteners

By FAIA Editor on September 4, 2012 / Additives, Sweeteners

Tags: fructose, sucrose, sugar, sweet, sweeteners

If it weren’t for artificial intense sweeteners, the only way to satisfy a sweet tooth would be with natural sugars such as sucrose, fructose and maltose, which are full of calories and contribute to tooth decay.

The modern desire to eat sweet foods that don’t make you fat has led to the development of a variety of low calorie intense sweeteners that are much sweeter than sucrose, and only need to be used in tiny amounts to satisfy the taste buds. They aren’t a modern invention

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Acrylamide levels ‘do not increase concern about human health’

By FAIA Editor on April 26, 2012 / - News Items -

Tags: acrylamide, amino acid, baby foods, fructose, FSA, glucose, lactose, Maillard reaction, sugar

A new Food Standards Agency (FSA) study shows an upward trend in acrylamide levels in processed cereal based baby foods (excluding rusks) but a reduction in other products, such as pre-cooked French fries, potato products for home cooking and bread.

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