几种典型天然甜味剂的功能活性及食品加工应用

Functional Activities of Several Typical Natural Sweeteners and Their Applications in Food Processing

摘要:

近年来，随着消费者对健康产品的需求，天然甜味剂成为食品加工中重要加工原料，主要原因是其高甜度、低热量、低升糖的特点。消费者认知的提升及企业对产品的不断开发共同促进了天然甜味剂在我国的发展。天然甜味剂不仅可以应用于食品生产，还具有调节肠道菌群、抗氧化、美白、保护神经、抗癌、抗病毒、抗糖化和抗糖尿病等功能活性，但我国对于此方面的开发和利用还不慎广泛。该研究将重点围绕几种典型天然甜味剂的功能活性进行综述，并对其在乳制品、饮料、焙烤食品、海产品等食品加工中的应用现状深入探讨，以期为天然甜味剂的扩大开发应用提供参考依据。

Abstract:

In recent years, with the consumer demand for healthy products, natural sweeteners have become important raw materialS in food processing, due mainly to their characteristics such as high sweetness, low calories, and low blood sugar rise. The increasing consumer recognition and the continuous product exploitation by enterprises have jointly promoted the development of natural sweeteners in China. Natural sweeteners can not only be used in food production but also have functional activities such as intestinal flora-regulating, anti-oxidative, whitening, nerve-protecting, anti-cancer, antiviral, anti-glycation, and anti-diabetes properties. However, the development and utilization of natural sweeteners in China are still not extensive. This review focuses on the functional activities of several typical natural sweeteners, and discusses their applications in dairy products, beverages, baked foods, seafood, and other food processing products, in order to provide a reference for the development and application of natural sweeteners.