• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.206-211
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• 2008

This study investigated the feasibility of manufacturing a low-sugar wild vine jam by examining viscosity, water content, and pH, as affected by sugar and pectin content. The jams were prepared by adding various amounts of sucrose, glucose, or fructose (1.89 M, 2.34 M, 2.63 M, or 2.92 M) and/ or pectin (0%, 0.3%, 0.5%, 0.8%, or 1%) to wild vine juice and heating at $90^{\circ}C$ for 3 hrs. A higher viscosity was shown for the jam manufactured with sucrose as compared to those made with glucose or fructose, and the greater the sucrose level the higher the viscosity of the jam. The jam with 50% reduced sugar content showed a similar viscosity to the control jam, which contained only 2.92 M sucrose, when the sugar was co-added with pectin at 0.5% for the low sucrose jam, and at 0.8% for the low glucose or low fructose jams, respectively. The water content of the low sucrose jam was lower than that of the low glucose or low fructose jams, and adding pectin had no significant effect on the water content of the low sugar jam. The pH levels of the jams were not significantly different, regardless of the type and concentration of sugar, temperature, or pectin addition, and ranged between 3.6 and 3.8. Overall, the results clearly show that wild vine jam with 50% reduced sugar content and having the same viscosity as control jam, can be manufactured when pectin and sugar are added together.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.90-101
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• 2018

Strawberry (Fragaria ${\times}$ ananassa) is a globally-cultivated and popular fruit crop, prized for its flavor and nutritional value. Sweetness, a key determinant of fruit quality, depends on the sugar composition and concentration. We selected eight strawberry cultivars based on the fruit soluble solids content to represent high and low sugar content groups. The average soluble solid content was $13.6^{\circ}Brix$ (Okmae, Geumsil, Aram, and Maehyang) and $2.9^{\circ}Brix$ (Missionary, Camino Real, Portola, and Gilgyung53), for the high and low sugar content groups, respectively. Sucrose was the main sugar in the cultivars with high sugar content, whereas fructose was the main component in the low sugar content cultivars. Fruit starch concentration ranged from $3.247{\pm}0.056$ to $3.850{\pm}0.055g/100g$, with a 12% higher concentration in the high sugar content cultivars. Additionally, we identified 41 sugar metabolism-related genes in Fragaria ${\times}$ ananassa and analyzed the relationship between their transcripts and the sugar accumulation in fruit. FaGPT1, FaTMT1, FaHXK1, FaPHS1, FaINVA-3, and FacxINV2-1 were highly expressed in the high sugar content cultivars, while FapGlcT, FaTMT2-1, FaPHS2-1, FaSUSY1-1, and FaSUSY1-2 were highly expressed in the low sugar content cultivars. In general, a greater number of genes encoding sugar transporters or involved in sugar synthesis were highly expressed in the high sugar content cultivars. Contrarily, genes involved in sugar degradation were preferentially transcribed in the low sugar content cultivars. Although gene expression was not perfectly proportional to sugar content or concentration, our analysis of the genes involved in sugar metabolism and accumulation in strawberries provides a framework for further studies and for the subsequent engineering of sugar metabolism to enhance fruit quality.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.651-657
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• 1999

These experiments focused on processing low sugar fig jam having marketability by selected substitute for extracted and purified pectinesterase (PE), colorant for colour improvement, food additive to make texture better, and stabilizer for stable storage. Cherry tomato pulp as PE substitute to hydrolyze pectin substance in fig pulp into low-methoxyl pectin was most effective among used vegetables and fruits pulp. Carmacid-R among natural colorants for imprving colour, addition of 20% starch syrup as sugar substitute for texture and addition of $MULTIPHOSE^{TM}$ for red colour change control at cold storage were effective. The low sugar fig jam processed by using the above selected materials showed higher score than others (typical jam and orange PE low sugar fig jam) for colour in sensory evaluation and did no significant difference in taste, odor, texture and overall acceptability.

• Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.111-121
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• 2021

Objectives: This study examined ways to promote desirable eating habits by choosing foods with low sugar contents and provide nutrition education in adolescents. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional survey. The sugar reduction perception and knowledge, sugary food preference, and intake frequency of 487 male and female high school students in Incheon were analyzed comparatively. Results: Approximately 94.9% and 94.5% of the subjects were unaware of the promotion of a sugar reduction policy and the sugar reduction in the basic guidelines for school meals, respectively. Approximately 95% of them had not received any sugar reduction nutrition education, and 90% were not interested in sugar reduction. The perception for sugar reduction was significantly higher in girls (3.43 out of 5 points) than in boys (3.16 out of 5 points) (P < 0.001). Knowledge about sugar was 3.65 out of 6 points in girls and 3.04 points in boys (P < 0.001). The preference and intake frequency for fruits of the total students were 4.24 out of 5 points and 2.56, respectively. For beverages, the preference was significantly higher in boys (3.97 points) than in girls (3.70 points) (P < 0.001), and the intake frequency was significantly higher in boys (2.26 points) than in girls (2.08 points) (P < 0.001). The preference for snacks was significantly higher for girls (4.19 points) than boys (4.02 points) (P < 0.01), and the intake frequency was 2.22 points in boys and 2.17 in girls, showing no significant difference. Sugar reduction perception and knowledge about sugar showed significant negative correlations with the snack intake frequency (r = -0.11, P < 0.05; -0.13, P < 0.05) after adjusting for gender, grade, and body mass index. Conclusions: The high school students' perception of sugar reduction was very low, and there was a significant correlation with sugary food intake, suggesting that the sugary food intake will decrease as the sugar reduction perception and knowledge about sugar increase.

• Food Science and Industry
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• v.52 no.4
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• pp.375-386
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• 2019

Carbohydrates play an important role in not only providing the body with calories but also giving taste and texture in foods. Recently, there is a growing interest in low-calorie carbohydrate materials due to obesity and the resulting diseases caused by excessive intake of calories. Polydextrose and sugar alcohols have calories of 2.0 kcal/g and 2.4 kcal/g, respectively. In addition to being a low-calorie material, polydextrose can be widely used as a dietary fiber source, thereby reducing calories and supplementing fiber. Sugar alcohols have sweetness comparable to a table sugar but they are not calculated as a sugar, so it can meet the government's sugar reduction policy. Also, polydextrose and sugar alcohols are not easily decomposed by heat and acid, and thus can be used without being affected by food manufacturing processes.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.499-506
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• 2008

This study was conducted to determine the quality characteristics of grape jellies for the elderly. The jellies contained sugar (control) or sugar derivative sweeteners (erythritol, isomaltooligosaccharide, sorbitol, and xylitol). Agar (0.31%) and $\kappa$-carrageenan (0.27%) were the gelling agents. The average age of the subjects participating in the acceptance test was 79. The lightness (L), redness (a), and yellowness (b) values of the agar gel with erythritol mostly decreased, indicating a darker and pale red color. The L and b values of the carrageenan gel with sugar derivative sweeteners increased, indicating brighter and yellowish color. The agar and carrageenan gels with sorbitol showed higher gelling and melting temperature, indicating that gelation occurred easily and did not easily melt. The agar and carrageenan gels with xylitol showed a low-melting temperature, indicating low stability with temperature change. The break-down rate of the agar and carrageenan gels with erythritol was low, whereas that of agar gel with sorbitol was relatively high despite its high melting temperature. Hardness, cohesiveness, gumminess, and chewiness of the gels with sugar derivative sweeteners decreased, and this tendency was most distinct with isomaltooligosaccharide in the agar gel and with sorbitol in the carrageenan gel. The rupture properties of the gel were the same as the hardness of the gel. Sensory acceptance of the agar gels with erythritol, sorbitol, isomaltooligosaccharide, and the carrageenan gel with erythritol was fairly high, whereas that of the agar gel with xylitol and the carrageenan gel with isomaltooligosaccharide and xylitol was low. The results show that sorbitol and erythritol are appropriate as sugar substitutes in grape jellies for the elderly about the acceptability and stability of the gels.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.67-79
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• 2024

Yuzu (Citrus junos) undergoes traditional processing to create preserved yuzu with a sugar content of 50%. This study aimed to produce low-sugar yuzu syrup using artificial or natural sweeteners instead of sugar. Among artificial sweeteners, maltitol showed minimal browning and lack of deposition at high temperatures. The addition of xanthan gum (0.2%) and carboxymethyl cellulose (0.2%) resolved the issue of layer separation and viscosity decrease of yuzu syrup. Alternatively, grain syrup, a natural sweetener, improved viscosity and homogeneity without the additives. Yuzu syrups were developed using yuzu juice and preserved yuzu, with maltitol (20~40%) or grain syrup (50~70%) as the sweetener. Yuzu syrups containing 35% maltitol (M35) or 55% grain syrup (G55) had less than 5% and 10% free sugar, respectively. These syrups exhibited taste patterns similar to commercial yuzu syrup in analysis using an electronic tongue. Furthermore, M35 and G55 contained yuzu flavonoids at concentrations of 19.82 mg/g and 24.09 mg/g, respectively. Antioxidant activity (DPPH, ABTS radical scavenging) of M35 and G55 was equivalent to 10.55, 17.59 mg/100 g of Vitamin C and 97.39, 33.92 mg/100 g of Vitamin C, respectively. Consequently, M35 and G55 offer promising alternatives to preserved yuzu, providing low-sugar yuzu syrups enriched with functional ingredients.

• Food Science and Industry
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• v.49 no.3
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• pp.29-39
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• 2016

Recently, due to the cognition that obesity is the cause of adult diseases, interests of consumers in low-sugar and low-calorie foods are growing more and more. While various policies are being implemented to reduce sugar contents in processed foods, the reduced sweetness caused by lesser sugar content is complemented by using high-intensity sweeteners. Some of the typical high-intensity sweeteners are sucralose, aspartame, acesulfame potassium and stevia, etc. Since the relative sweetness degree, sweetness profile, and physical properties of these sweeteners should be different from one another, it is important that all these characteristics are well-understood before applying them. Thus, the objective of this study is to introduce the properties and applications of high-intensity sweeteners in order to reduce sugar content of processed foods.

• Human Ecology Research
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• v.62 no.3
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• pp.505-516
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• 2024

A new low-sugar yogurt with carrot jam was developed by reflecting consumers' demands of yogurt and the characteristics required for the development of new yogurt. To examine the storage stability of yogurt containing carrot jam, the yogurt was stored in a refrigerator at 4℃ for 21 days, and changes in pH and titratable acidity were examined at 3-day intervals. Nine nutrient contents of yogurt were analyzed to compare the sugar content of the control and carrot jam-added yogurt. Considering the health functionality of new yogurt, when questioned about the appropriate amount of sugar content in yogurt, numerous respondents indicated that they wanted the sugar content to be reduced by about 1 to 5% (73.3%) compared with existing products and that the taste should remain similar to existing products (32.2%). The pH and titratable acidity of yogurt with 4% carrot jam were measured during storage, and it was found that the yogurt had excellent storage properties up to the twenty-first day of production. According to the result for the nutrient contents of yogurt with 4% carrot jam, it was found that the total carbohydrate content, including the dietary fiber content of carrots, was 9.3% while the sugar content was 4.7% which was lower than the sugar content of the control group of 7.0%. Considering the above results, it is expected that the consumption of Jeonnam regional specialties will be promoted through commercialization research on yogurt with carrot jam, which can meet consumers' health needs and perceptions toward the new yogurt.

• Food Science and Industry
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• v.49 no.3
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• pp.17-28
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• 2016

The concerns over obesity and obesity-related health problems are increasing as many consumers relate these health problems with sugar. The demand for sugar reduction is also rising and regulatory movement by governments including Korea is driven to reflect such demand. For the past decades, there have been diverse development and marketing of various sweeteners to substitute sucrose and high fructose corn syrup. Low caloric alternative sweeteners can be divided into high intensity sweeteners that have greater sweetness potency compared to sucrose, and low intensity sweeteners such as polyols, oligosaccharides and rare sugars that have less sweetness potency. This paper discusses representative low caloric alternative sweeteners, their market and trend.