How is sugar replaced by other ingredients in products labelled with "no added sugar" and how does this affect the energy, fat, carbohydrate, sugar and protein content?
Labels such as “no added sugar” is commonly used by food manufacturers and consumers may think that these products are healthier than similar products that contain “added sugar”. To recreate the sweet taste, the mouthfeel and texture in products with “no added sugar”, some other kind of ingredients...
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| description | Labels such as “no added sugar” is commonly used by food manufacturers and consumers may think that these products are healthier than similar products that contain “added sugar”. To recreate the sweet taste, the mouthfeel and texture in products with “no added sugar”, some other kind of ingredients need to be added. This can contribute to changes in the nutritional composition in the product. The aim of this study was to determine whether a replacement of sugar by other ingredients in the products; quark, muesli and protein bars change the energy, fat, carbohydrate, sugar and protein content. The aim was also to identify the used sweeteners in the selected products labelled with “no added sugars” and investigate the definition of the term “added sugar”. The study showed that the most commonly used sweeteners in products on the market labelled with “no added sugar” were; asesulfame k, aspartame, barley malt syrup, maltodextrin, oligofructose, fruits (dried, juice, concentrate and puree) and maltitol. Quark with “added sugar” contained more energy, fat, carbohydrates and sugars compared to quark with “no added sugar”. Protein bars with “added sugar” contained more energy, carbohydrates and sugars compared to protein bars with “no added sugar”. Protein bars with “no added sugar” contained more protein. Muesli with “added sugar” contained more sugars compared to muesli with “no added sugar”. Muesli with “no added sugar” contained more energy, fat and protein. The study also shows that the definition of “added sugar” differs between agencies and it can be hard for consumers to understand which kind of sweeteners that can replace sugar in products labelled with “no added sugar”. |
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| spelling | RepoSLU132402018-05-23T09:06:09Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/13240/ How is sugar replaced by other ingredients in products labelled with "no added sugar" and how does this affect the energy, fat, carbohydrate, sugar and protein content? Bladin, Stina Food science and technology Food additives Labels such as “no added sugar” is commonly used by food manufacturers and consumers may think that these products are healthier than similar products that contain “added sugar”. To recreate the sweet taste, the mouthfeel and texture in products with “no added sugar”, some other kind of ingredients need to be added. This can contribute to changes in the nutritional composition in the product. The aim of this study was to determine whether a replacement of sugar by other ingredients in the products; quark, muesli and protein bars change the energy, fat, carbohydrate, sugar and protein content. The aim was also to identify the used sweeteners in the selected products labelled with “no added sugars” and investigate the definition of the term “added sugar”. The study showed that the most commonly used sweeteners in products on the market labelled with “no added sugar” were; asesulfame k, aspartame, barley malt syrup, maltodextrin, oligofructose, fruits (dried, juice, concentrate and puree) and maltitol. Quark with “added sugar” contained more energy, fat, carbohydrates and sugars compared to quark with “no added sugar”. Protein bars with “added sugar” contained more energy, carbohydrates and sugars compared to protein bars with “no added sugar”. Protein bars with “no added sugar” contained more protein. Muesli with “added sugar” contained more sugars compared to muesli with “no added sugar”. Muesli with “no added sugar” contained more energy, fat and protein. The study also shows that the definition of “added sugar” differs between agencies and it can be hard for consumers to understand which kind of sweeteners that can replace sugar in products labelled with “no added sugar”. Livsmedelsprodukter märkta med bland annat ”utan tillsatt socker” syns ofta i mataffärerna. Konsumenter kan tro att dessa produkter är ett hälsosammare alternativ jämfört med liknande produkter som innehåller socker. För att bevara sötman, munkänslan och texturen i produkter märkta med ”utan tillsatt socker” behövs någon annan ingrediens tillsättas, vilket kan leda till att näringsinnehållet i produkten ändras. Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur innehållet av energi, fett, kolhydrater, sockerarter och protein påverkas av ingredienser som ersätter sockret i produkterna; kvarg, müsli och proteinbars märkta med ”utan tillsatt socker”. Syftet var också att undersöka vad produkten har sötats med istället för socker i de utvalda produkterna märkta med ”utan tillsatt socker” samt att undersöka definitionen av ”tillsatt socker”. Studien visade på att de vanligaste ingredienserna istället för socker i produkterna på marknaden märkta med ”utan tillsatt socker” var; asesulfam k, aspartam, maltsirap, oligofruktos, frukt (torkad, juice, koncentrat och puré) och maltitol. Kvarg med ”tillsatt socker” innehöll mer energi, fett, kolhydrater och sockerarter jämfört med kvarg märkt med ”utan tillsatt socker”. Protein bars med ”tillsatt socker” innehöll mer energi, kolhydrater och sockerarter jämfört med protein bars märkt med ”utan tillsatt socker”. Protein bars märkt med ”utan tillsatt socker” innehöll mer protein. Müsli med ”tillsatt socker” innehöll mer sockerarter jämfört med müsli märkt med ”utan tillsatt socker”. Müsli märkt med ”utan tillsatt socker” innehöll mer energi, fett och protein. Studien visade också på att ”tillsatt socker” varierar i definition mellan olika myndigheter. Komplexiteten gör det svårt för konsumenter att veta vilka ingredienser som kan ersätta sockret i produkter märkta med ”utan tillsatt socker”. 2018-03-27 Second cycle, A2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/13240/1/Bladin_s_180327.pdf Bladin, Stina, 2018. How is sugar replaced by other ingredients in products labelled with "no added sugar" and how does this affect the energy, fat, carbohydrate, sugar and protein content?. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Department of Molecular Sciences <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-425.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-9319 eng |
| spellingShingle | Food science and technology Food additives Bladin, Stina How is sugar replaced by other ingredients in products labelled with "no added sugar" and how does this affect the energy, fat, carbohydrate, sugar and protein content? |
| title | How is sugar replaced by other ingredients in products labelled with "no added sugar" and how does this affect the energy, fat, carbohydrate, sugar and protein content? |
| title_full | How is sugar replaced by other ingredients in products labelled with "no added sugar" and how does this affect the energy, fat, carbohydrate, sugar and protein content? |
| title_fullStr | How is sugar replaced by other ingredients in products labelled with "no added sugar" and how does this affect the energy, fat, carbohydrate, sugar and protein content? |
| title_full_unstemmed | How is sugar replaced by other ingredients in products labelled with "no added sugar" and how does this affect the energy, fat, carbohydrate, sugar and protein content? |
| title_short | How is sugar replaced by other ingredients in products labelled with "no added sugar" and how does this affect the energy, fat, carbohydrate, sugar and protein content? |
| title_sort | how is sugar replaced by other ingredients in products labelled with "no added sugar" and how does this affect the energy, fat, carbohydrate, sugar and protein content? |
| topic | Food science and technology Food additives |
| url | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/13240/ https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/13240/ |