Market application status of several new functional sweeteners

Functional sweetener is a kind of food sweetener with special physiological function or special use, which can also be understood as the sweetness that can be used in functional food instead of sucrose It contains two meanings: first, it is the most basic and has no adverse effect on health It solves the problem that eating more sucrose is not good for health The second is a higher level, which is beneficial to the regulation or promotion of human health Traditional functional sweeteners include xylooligosaccharide, Isomaltooligosaccharide, fructooligosaccharide and xylitol, which have been widely used in various fields The following functional sweeteners are new functional sweeteners with market development prospects in recent years L-arabinose: with high production cost, L-arabinose, also known as gum aldose and pectinose, is a kind of glutaraldehyde sugar In nature, L-arabinose rarely exists in the form of monosaccharide, usually combined with other monosaccharides, and exists in the form of heteropolysaccharide in colloid, hemicellulose, pectinic acid, bacterial polysaccharide and some glycosides It has high stability to heat and acid The main function of L-arabinose is to reduce the absorption of sucrose and to control the body weight after human consumption With the continuous application of L-arabinose in food additives, health products, medicine, organic synthesis and other fields, the output and demand of L-arabinose are growing rapidly In 2008, the global production of L-arabinose reached 1500 tons, 4.0 times that of 2002, with an average annual growth rate of 26% The market demand will increase by 40% in the next few years It is estimated that the global market demand will reach 3500 tons in 2011 and more than 5000 tons in 2013 L-arabinose, as a low calorie sweetener, has been listed as a food additive by the food and Drug Administration of the United States (FDA) and listed as a specific health food and health food additive for regulating blood glucose by the Ministry of health and health of Japan China listed it as a new resource food L-arabinose has been widely used in Japan Sanhe starch in Japan is the largest manufacturer in the world and basically monopolizes the market of L-arabinose However, due to the high production cost, the production price is very expensive and the market application scope is greatly limited At present, only a few companies in China, such as Xiamen tangchuan, Jinan tanghetang and Yucheng Futian, produce L-arabinose products The total production capacity is very small, and a certain amount of L-arabinose products need to be imported every year to meet people's demand for this product Generally speaking, the market gap of L-arabinose is still large, and the development prospect is very promising Stevia: it has high sweetness and is widely used in the market Stevia is a new natural sweetener refined from Stevia rebaudiana It has the characteristics of high sweetness and low heat energy Its sweetness is 200-300 times that of sucrose, and its heat value is only 1 / 300 of that of sucrose It has been proved by a large number of drug experiments that stevioside has no side effects, no carcinogens, and is safe to eat Regular consumption can prevent hypertension, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, caries and other diseases It is an ideal sweetener to replace sucrose Stevia can be widely used in food, beverage, medicine, daily chemical industry, wine making, cosmetics, condiment and other industries, and it can save 60% of the cost compared with sucrose Stevia is a new sugar source with a bright future because of its pure white color, suitable taste and no peculiar smell Stevia is the natural sweetener with low calorific value, which has been found in the world and approved by the Ministry of health and the Ministry of light industry of China It is the third kind of natural sweetener with development value and health esteem besides sucrose and beet sugar It is internationally known as "the third sugar source in the world" China's Stevia planting area is about 250000 mu, and the annual production of Stevia leaf raw materials is about 40000 tons China is the main production and export country of stevia sugar, mostly concentrated in East China and Northeast China, "company + base" is the main business model In 2008, the global consumption of low calorie sweeteners accounted for about 11% of the total sweetener market, an increase of 2% over 10 years ago, and the consumption of high calorie sweeteners accounted for 10%, with a slight increase Sugar still accounted for 78% of the sweetener market China's Stevia industry has experienced three ups and downs, from the "inundation planting of Stevia" to the "wave of stevia sugar" to the "spiral rise" Chinese Stevia enterprises still need to overcome many bottlenecks when entering the European and American markets, such as FDA regulations, EU access regulations and food safety assessment In December 2008, the U.S FDA passed the certification of A3 glucoside, which greatly promoted the development of domestic Stevia industry The international market seems bright, and domestic investment has greatly expanded production capacity, but in fact, there is a big dispute about whether A3 glucoside may become the mainstream product in the market in the world At the same time, European countries have not fully developed A3 glucoside market, so the market The market is not optimistic, it can be said that the international market has been hindered in the short term, but in the medium and long term, stevia industry is still full of prospects and a sunrise industry Luohanguo: for traditional products, more data is needed to support the application of Luohanguo in China with a long history 90% of the world's Luohanguo comes from Guangxi For thousands of years, Chinese people have been drinking it in water Modern Momordica grosvenorii is generally used as a low heat sweetener in fruit juice or drinks or made into delicious drinks Siraitia grosvenorii has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for several centuries Traditional Chinese medicine uses it to treat hypertension, tuberculosis, gastritis, asthma, pertussis, acute and chronic tracheitis and tonsillitis However, there is no relevant clinical trial of Siraitia grosvenorii extract Generally, it is only used as a sweetener with high sweetness, and it is mostly exported, mainly used in beverages and health products Japanese scholars have found that Siraitia grosvenorii is a kind of natural raw material for reducing blood sugar and weight loss, which has a good hypoglycemic effect on the animal model of diabetes in mice Its main active ingredient is the natural sweet substance, rohangoside, known as "cucurbitacin triterpenoids", which has a refreshing sweetness Its sweetness is about 300 times that of white sugar, and its heat is very low It is not like stevioside, which has a special bitter taste or "green grass taste", and it is one of the best natural sweeteners in the taste It is also called "natural nutritive sweetener" because it contains zinc and amino acids At present, the scientific data of Siraitia grosvenorii is not enough, and more database support is needed Compared with other sweeteners, Siraitia grosvenorii can feel sweetness 7-10 seconds after use This characteristic of Siraitia grosvenorii has certain restrictions on the application of Siraitia grosvenorii, and its price is relatively high Siraitia grosvenorii is a new product in the North American market, which has not been widely used It will take a longer time to cultivate the market and let the North American customers recognize it China is a diversified sweetener market, which is still dominated by sugar consumption Compared with the world sweetener market, the consumption proportion of natural sweetener is slightly lower than the world average consumption level Functional sweeteners are not only the best substitutes for sucrose, but also have a regulatory effect on human health, long-term consumption can promote human health The market entry of several new functional sweeteners will bring greater development potential to the sweetener market in China.