Sugar substitute (English: sugar substitute), also known as sugar substitute, sweetener, and sweetener, generally refers to food additives that give sweetness to food.
According to the "Food Additive Handbook", sweeteners refer to food additives that give sweetness to food or feed, improve food quality, and meet people's needs for food. Sugar substitutes are sweet, but have very low calories compared to sugar or cannot be metabolized by the human body. They are often added to foods that need to reduce calories instead of sugar.
In addition to dieters who pay attention to calories, sugar substitutes also bring great convenience to diabetic patients. However, there are also some theories that when the human body feels sweetness, it will expect corresponding energy absorption. If not, it will disturb the human body and cause harmful side effects such as fat accumulation, increased food intake, and increased risk of diabetes.
Sucrose, fructose, and starch sugar are not classified as food additives in Taiwan.
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