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