Sucrose reduction creates opportunities for sweeteners with low heat energy

Although the share of low calorie sweeteners is not so important, it is expected to increase in the next few years due to the increasing number of cases of obesity, diabetes and increasing health concerns According to the statistics of spinsscan natural company in the United States, of the 20 best-selling plant dietary supplements in the natural health food market in 2010, stevia extract sold 9.6238 million US dollars in 2010, up 11.8% year on year According to the data over the years, Stevia rebaudiana dietary supplements have maintained a good momentum of development The best-selling of Stevia rebaudiana extract shows that the market of low heat energy sweetener is very good Some organizations predict that the global artificial sweetener market will reach US $1.5 billion by 2015, of which the food and beverage industry is the largest share of the use of low calorie sweeteners; in addition to the food and beverage industry, low calorie sweeteners are also used in many other industries, including pharmaceutical, personal care and animal feed From the perspective of China's import and export of plant extracts, Stevia rebaudiana is a popular variety exported rapidly in recent years Other sweeteners such as Siraitia grosvenorii extract and glycyrrhizin also have stable and good performance There are two types of sweeteners: one is a thermal sweetener, the other is a non thermal or low thermal sweetener Sucrose, honey, high fructose corn syrup are thermal sweeteners, which can provide heat; low thermal sweeteners, also known as high-strength sweeteners, do not provide heat, but their sweetness is many times that of sucrose Low heat sweeteners can be natural or synthetic Stevia, Siraitia grosvenorii and glycyrrhizin are natural sweeteners with low heat energy Some commonly used artificial sweeteners include aspartame, saccharin and sucralose At present, although the share of low heat sweeteners is not so important in the global sweetener market, the share of the low fat sweetener will increase in the coming years due to the increasing incidence rate of obesity and diabetes and the increasing concern about health In addition, among all kinds of low heat energy sweeteners, the demand for natural sweeteners such as Stevia will remain high The United States is the world's largest market for low calorie sweeteners, followed by Europe Although the use of low calorie sweeteners is considered safe, the regulatory authorities still set a limit on the actual safe consumption (acceptable daily intake, ADI) and artificially set the level of sweetener intake per day So far, sucrose is still the most widely used sweetener in the world, and high fructose corn syrup is considered to be the most likely alternative Brazil is the world's leading sugar producer, followed by India Due to the reduction of planting area and the climate disasters affecting planting in many regions, the global sugar production in 2008 and 2009 was reduced, which greatly pushed up the global sugar price and changed the consumption mode of sugar along with it, which may also give rise to the growth opportunity for the market of low heat energy sweeteners.