4th Edition

Alternative Sweeteners

Edited By Lyn O'Brien-Nabors Copyright 2012
587 Pages 170 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

588 Pages 170 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

587 Pages
by CRC Press

Sweeteners are forever in the news. Whether it’s information about a new sweetener or questions about one that has been on the market for years, interest in sweeteners and sweetness continues. Completely revised and updated, this fourth edition of Alternative Sweeteners provides information on new, recently evaluated, and numerous other alternatives to sucrose. This edition retains the... Read more

Alternative Sweeteners: An Overview; Nabors
LOW CALORIE SWEETENERS*
Acesulfame Potassium; Lipinski and Hangar
Advantame; Bishay
Alitame; Auerbach, Locke, and Hendrick
Aspartame; Butchko, Stargel, Comer, Mayhew, and Andress
Cyclamate; Bopp and Price
Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone; Borrego and Montijano
Neotame; Stargel, Mayhew, Comer, Andress and Butchko
Saccharin; Pearson
Stevioside; Kinghorn, Wu, and Djendoel
Sucralose; Goldsmith and Merkel
Tagatose; Bertelsen, Hansen, Laursen, Saunders, and Eriknauer
Less Common High-Potency Sweeteners; Kinghorn and Compandre
REDUCED CALORIE SWEETENERS
Erythritol; Embuscado and Patil
Hydrogenated Starch, Hydrolysates, and Maltitol Syrups; Eberhardt
Isomalt; Wijers and Strater
Maltitol; Kato and Moskowitz
Lactitol; Mesters, van Velthuijsen and Brokx
Sorbitol and Mannitol; Le and Mulderrig
Xylitol; Olinger and Pepper
CALORIC ALTCRNATIVES*
Crystalline Fructose; White and Osberger
High Fructose Com Syrup; Buck
Isomaltulose; Irwin and Strater
Trehalose; Richards and Dexter
MULTIPLE INGREDIENT APPROACH
Mixed Sweetener Functionality; Bakal
Aspartame-Acesulfame Salt; Fry and Hoek
Polydextrose; Mitchell, Auerbach, and Moppett
Other Low Calorie Ingredients: Fat and Oil Replacers; Deis

Biography

Lyn O’Brien-Nabors is affiliated with the Kellen Company in Atlanta, Georgia.

"Praise for the first edition. . . . . .strongly recommend this book to all scientists who would be interested in getting a quick and authoritative glimpse of the artificial sweetener field."
---Journal of Food Science and Technology
". . .a valuable collection. . .. . . .recommended to students and advanced professionals in a variety of chemical, sensory, and commercial fields, primarily as a landmark of the interim status of the dynamic topic of sweeteners."
---Journal of Food Biochemistry and for the Second Edition. . .
". . .an excellent and timely reference."
---Food Technology
". . ..a good reference book in convenient format. . ..an up-to-date overview of sweetener alternatives to sucrose."
---Australian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics
". . .an extremely useful and well-constructed volume."
---International Journal of Food Science and Technology
". . .one of the best and most useful books I have seen on the subject of sweeteners. . .. . . .a summary for reference on many aspects of the sweeteners, collecting together data on a variety of issues in one compact volume."
---Trends in Food Science & Technology