Bitter and astringent problems caused by over standard sweeteners

In the results of the frozen drink product quality spot check released by the AQSIQ on the 23rd, 10 kinds of products use sweeteners beyond the limit In fact, just before that, the relevant departments in Guangdong and Zhengzhou also found that many sweeteners for drinks and sweets exceeded the standard in quality inspection this year Some insiders pointed out that at present, the high price of sugar does not rule out that some enterprises are taking the risk to overuse cheap, State restricted or banned chemical synthetic sweeteners The first reason is that consumers blindly pursue no sucrose It is understood that there are two kinds of sweeteners allowed to be used in China, namely, nutritious sweeteners and non nutritious sweeteners Nutritious sweeteners mainly refer to maltitol, sucrose, glucose syrup, etc., which produce not only sweetness but also heat The non nutritive type mainly refers to the chemical synthetic sweeteners, such as saccharin and cyclamate, which produce little or no heat China's compulsory national standard hygienic standard for the use of food additives (GB2760-1996) clearly stipulates that sweeteners are food additives with limited scope and limited use For example, the use limit of sodium cyclamate in beverages, ice cream and ice cream is ≤ 0.65g/kg, in preserves is ≤ 1g / kg, in dried cold fruits is ≤ 8g / kg Zhengzhou Administration for Industry and Commerce said that many consumers blindly pursue no sucrose, but do not know that a large number of sweeteners are synthetic products without any nutritional value, and excessive intake will cause harm to the body For example, excessive intake of sodium cyclamate will cause damage to the liver and nervous system, especially to the elderly, pregnant women and children Reason 2: on the other hand, using low-cost sweeteners to replace sucrose, some insiders believe that the price of sugar has kept rising for more than a year, and it does not rule out that some enterprises are desperate to overuse low-cost, State restricted or banned chemical synthetic sweeteners In fact, influenced by the sugar price situation this year and consumers' pursuit of health and other factors, many beverage enterprises have begun to focus on the white sugar substitute market For example, some enterprises use oligosaccharides to replace sucrose, but its cost is higher than sucrose At the same time, some enterprises use fructose syrup, xylose, xylitol, etc to replace sucrose However, a person in charge of a food enterprise, who did not want to be named, said that although he understood that there were potential safety risks in the use of sodium cyclamate, many food enterprises, especially small food enterprises, were willing to take risks It is understood that, for example, the price difference between sodium cyclamate and sucrose is relatively large If a product produced with one ton of white sugar is converted to sodium cyclamate, the roughly estimated cost difference is at least 10 times Consumption reminder: don't pursue "no sucrose" one sidedly When buying drinks and sweets, it's better to choose regular stores and famous brands Check the contents of the label carefully to see if the additives are clearly marked In addition, it is better for children to reduce their drink intake; consumers should not pursue "no sucrose" or "substitute sucrose" drinks and products unilaterally.