Scientific consensus on food sweeteners (2022).
10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20221117-01119
- Collective Name:China Food Information Center;National Institute for Nutrition and Health Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention;Society for Food Hygiene of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association;Society for Health Communication of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Consensus;
Dental Caries;
Food Additives;
Sweetening Agents;
Energy Intake
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2023;57(4):457-460
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Sweeteners are a kind of food additives, which can give food a sweet taste with little or no energy and provide a variety of options for people who have sugar control needs. Due to their stable process performance and good safety, they have been widely used in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries worldwide in the past 100 years. The safety of sweeteners is based on strict food safety risk assessment, which has been affirmed by many international organizations, national/regional food safety risk assessment agencies and food safety management authorities. The proper use of sweeteners can provide sweetness, be beneficial to control energy intake, reduce the risk of dental caries, and provide more food choices for people with hyperglycemia or diabetes.
