"Sugar substitute" sweeteners cannot be generalized. Is stevia healthier instead of sucrose?

Stevia rebaudiana Leaf Extract

Key words: Stevia Glycosides

Sugar substitutes are sweeteners that replace some of the sugars we eat daily, such as: sucrose, brown sugar, glucose, white sugar, etc. Common sweeteners include sorbitol, aspartame, xylitol, stevia, Erythritol, etc.

The difference between these sugar substitutes is that some are natural sweeteners extracted by plants themselves, and some are artificially synthesized. For example, sorbitol and aspartame that we often see in spicy strips are artificial sweeteners. .

After entering the human body, aspartame will be quickly metabolized into phenylalanine, aspartic acid and methanol, all three metabolites will cause harm to the human body. (But the aspartame used in general food is very small, and it will hardly cause harm, and it is not ruled out that some unscrupulous merchants use it excessively.)

Naturally extracted sugar substitutes mainly include: erythritol, stevia, etc., and stevia has attracted more and more attention in the past two years and is used more and more in the beverage industry, such as the stevia flavor developed by Coca-Cola.

Low sugar and low calorie have become the consensus of global consumers and the food industry. Even the beverage giant Coca-Cola has to constantly upgrade the choice of sweeteners, just to reverse the "high sugar" label of carbonated drinks. In the process of exploring high-intensity natural sweeteners, the emergence of stevia seems to have given the food industry a glimmer of hope.

With the development of the modern plant extraction industry, healthy sweetener products derived from stevia have become more and more popular in the market, becoming the "popular category" in the field of sweeteners. According to statistics, as of the end of 2016, food containing stevia Beverage products have reached 3223.

Stevia is mainly derived from the leaf extract of Stevia rebaudiana. When stevia is mixed with cane sugar or isomerized sugar, it can increase its sweetness and improve its taste. Can be used in candy, cakes, beverages, solid beverages, fried snacks, seasonings, candied fruit.

Domestic consumers do not have enough awareness of stevia. Although most consumers know that high sugar in beverages is not good for health, they are still unfamiliar with stevia, a healthy sweetener. At present, the main way of using stevia in China is medical sweetener, that is, it is used as drug sugar coating, flavoring agent, etc.

However, the use of stevia by well-known domestic beverage companies has won the favor of consumers in the market. Mainly due to the properties of stevia.

The sugar of stevia is not only high in sweetness, but also low in calories, and has certain pharmacological effects. Stevia mainly has the functions of treating diabetes, controlling blood sugar, lowering blood pressure, anti-tumor, anti-diarrhea, improving immunity, and promoting metabolism. It also has a significant effect on children's dental caries, and the most important thing is that it can eliminate the side effects of sucrose.

Stevia is a natural sweetener, which is not absorbed by the human body and does not generate heat after ingesting it. It is a sweetener suitable for patients with diabetes and obesity.

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Stevia has been hailed as "the third generation of healthy sugar source" and "the best natural sweetener" by the international community, and has been recognized by relevant regulations. In my country's beverage industry, "Xiao Ming" and "Tea π" produced by Nongfu Spring are relatively well-known. They both use stevia to replace part of sucrose to highlight the health of tea.