Sugar substitutes, or artificial sweeteners, are food additives that are used to sweeten food and beverages. They have low nutritional value, therefore they are suitable for people with medical conditions affected by sugar, such as diabetes mellitus or obesity. Sweeteners are also recommended to people with other health conditions that include weight reduction diets, as well as those who want to lose body weight by reducing calorie intake. They are widely used by food manufacturers in soft drinks, candy, baked goods, frozen desserts and ice cream products, as well as table top sweeteners, available to the end consumers.
Stevia sweetener is a natural table-top sweetener based on Stevia Rebaudiana plant extract, standardized to a minimum of 95% Steviol glycosides – Rebaudioside A and Stevioside mixture. Steviol glycosides provide stevia’s sweet taste and have a 100% natural origin. They are produced in completely natural process, by extraction from dried leaves of the plant Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni and subsequent purification.
Sweetener 150 is a table top sweetener that contain a mixture of two artificial sweeteners – saccharin and cyclamate. Saccharin is about 300 times sweeter than sugar(sucrose) and has no nutritional value. Cyclamate is sweeter than sugar(sucrose) about 30 times, also with no nutritional value. Used together in a suitable ratio, they mimic the taste of sugar, leaving no unpleasant aftertaste. One tablet equals the sweetness of one teaspoon of sugar.
Sweetener 600is a table top sweetener that contain a mixture of two artificial sweeteners – saccharin and cyclamate. Saccharin is about 300 times sweeter than sugar(sucrose) and has no nutritional value. Cyclamate is sweeter than sugar(sucrose) about 30 times, also with no nutritional value. Used together in a suitable ratio, they mimic the taste of sugar, leaving no unpleasant aftertaste. One tablet equals the sweetness of one teaspoon of sugar.