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http://dx.doi.org/10.23093/FSI.2022.55.1.58

Current research trends of analytical methods for non-nutritive sweeteners  

Yun, Choong-In (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University)
Kim, Young-Jun (Lab of Nanobio, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
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Food Science and Industry / v.55, no.1, 2022 , pp. 58-73 More about this Journal
Abstract
Due to the recent demand for low-calorie foods, consumers are looking for alternative sweeteners that can control blood sugar, low risk of tooth decay and low calories. Regulations for permitted sweeteners in food vary from every country, and it is important for the government and the food industry to monitor products containing these sweeteners to ensure global compliance. Therefore, rapid, precise, and accurate analysis for food matrices should be applied to quality control, market surveillance, monitoring, and evaluation of food additive intake in the food industry. To analyze sweeteners simultaneously, it is essential to develop an efficient and rapid analytical method and to perform appropriate pretreatment steps such as solvent extraction and purification. This study presented the recent analysis trends about the suitable extraction method for food matrices focusing on non-nutritive sweeteners. Additionally, techniques for multi-compounds analysis using HPLC and LC-MS/MS and non-destructive analysis techniques using FT-IR were comprehensively described.
Keywords
non-nutritive sweetener; alternative sweetener; simultaneous determination; LC-MS/MS;
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