As more and more
consumers expect more diversified flavors of food, the
requirement for the taste of sweeteners becomes much higher and
stricter, which could not be satisfied by the use of any one
single sweetener individually. Therefore, it makes the use of
sweetener blends necessary. The use of sweetener blends has
already been popular in the U.S and European countries, while in
China, it has now been gradually recognized and widely
accepted. The advantages of sweetener blends are as follows:
1. Synergistic
effect: When used in combination of two or more sweeteners, the
total sweetness will be higher than the simple summation of the
sweetness of all the individual sweeteners used, which is called
synergistic effect. For example, when Acesulfame K and Aspartame
are used in 1:1 combination, the synergistic effect will be more
than 30%, and, when Fructose and Aspartame are used in 1:1
blendings, the synergistic effect will be as high as 83.5%.
Under the same sweetness expectation, the synergistic effect
will result in a smaller amount of sweeteners to be used,
therefore a cost reduction for food manufacturers.
2. Improving
taste profile: Sweetener blends can cover the unpleasant
aftertaste from any individual sweetener, therefore improve the
sweet taste profile as a whole. For example, the blends of
Aspartame and Sodium saccharin can hide the bitter aftertaste of
Sodium saccharin, and, the clean and quick sweet taste of
Acesulfame K can offset the slow sweet taste of Aspartame, to
make the blendings taste like sucrose, when they are used
together.
3. Enhancing
different flavors: Sweeteners can enhance different flavors
which sugar can not provide. For example, Aspartame and
Acesulfame K can enhance natural flavors of fruits, and,
Glycyrrhizin can enhance the aromatic flavor. Furthermore, some
sweeteners give quick sweet taste and some give slow sweet
taste, and their distributions of sweet taste are also
different. These and those characteristics of sweeteners provide
more flexible choices for enhancing different flavors and
different tastes for food makers.
4.Ease of
manufacture: Sweetener blends may perform higher stability and
better solubility compared with any individual sweetener
involved. For example, the blends of Acesulfame K and Aspartame
will improve substantially the stability and solubility of
Aspartame when it is used individually, thus improve the shelf
life also.
5 Safety
guarantee: Some sweeteners cannot achieve the expected level of
sweetness under their maximum dosage when used individually.
While, generally speaking, sweetener blends can result in a
smaller amount of any individual sweetener used, therefore, the
safety of the sweetener blends - based foods can be well
guaranteed.
As stated
above, sweetener blends are more economic, safer and healthier,
so the use of sweetener blends should be the mainstream in the
application of sweeteners.
Vitasweet, as
a partner of yours, provide a series of sweetener blends to
match your different requirements. They are:
Vitasweet - 300: 300 tines as
sweet as sucrose, a sweetener blends of Aspartame, Acesulfame K
and Alitame. Good stability, excellent taste profile, and
enhancing flavors of natural fruits. Widely applied in soft
drinks, dairy products, fruit juice, chewing gum, table
toppings, ice cream, bakery food, healthcare products,
pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
Vitasweet - 200: 200 tines as
sweet as sucrose. Good stability and great price. Widely applied
in soft drinks, dairy products, fruit juice, chewing gum, table
toppings, ice cream, bakery food, non or low sugar food,
pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
Vitasweet - 100: 100 tines as
sweet as sucrose, a sweetener blends of Aspartame and Acesulfame
K. Good taste , excellent stability, can be used individually or
together with natural sweeteners such as sugar. Widely applied
in alcohol, fruit alcohol, beverages, oral jelly, chewing gum,
table toppings, ice cream and cosmetics.
Vitasweet - 50I:
50 tines as sweet as sucrose, a sweetener blends of Acesulfame K,Sodium cyclamate
and Glycyrrhizin. Good stability, satisfied taste profile when
used individually, can also be together with sugar and fructose.
Widely applied in beverages, baked goods, seasonings, bakery
food and alcohols
Vitasweet - 50II:
50 tines as sweet as sucrose, a sweetener blends of Acesulfame K
and Sorbitol. Good stability and taste profile. Suitable for
use in confectionery, fruit jelly, and, bakery food.
Additionally,
Vitasweet may also provide tailor-made sweetener blends to meet
the demand from the changing market.
