Alitame is a dipeptide synthetic sweetener synthesized from aspartic acid and alanine. Its sweetness is more than 2000 times that of sucrose, 10 times higher than aspartame, and has a good taste. It has the advantages of high sweetness and low calorie. It is one of the substitutes of sucrose. It has stable properties and is widely used in the food industry. It can be added to dairy products, frozen drinks, candied fruit, beverages, gum-based candy, jelly and other foods.
Alitame is a condensed derivative of L-aspartic acid and D-alanine. It is stable to heat, can be used for baking food, and is stable to pH value, non-toxic and non-odorous. 34 toxicological tests have been completed in accordance with the relevant regulations of the US FDA, including acute toxicity; subacute and chronic tests, tumorigenicity, teratogenicity, second-generation reproduction and mutagenicity toxicity tests. No abnormality was found in the results, and it can be widely used as a sweetener in food and daily chemical industries. The production process level of D-alanine derivatives determines the cost of Alitame.
As a strong sweetener, alitame is generally considered to be a non-toxic and irritating substance. The WHO stipulates that the daily allowable intake of allose can reach 0.1 mg/kg.
The specificity of Alisweet Sweetener is high in sweetness and low in calories. It does not cause tooth decay, does not increase blood sugar, and has a certain amount of flavoring fruit. Its safety has been subject to strict inspection and review. It is suitable for children, the elderly, especially for patients with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity. The proportion of dipeptide sweeteners in the global non-sugar sweetener sales market is still increasing year by year. It is expected that the sweetener market will remain the top in the next 10-20 years. The substitution of high-intensity sweeteners with sucrose requires two main conditions: First, after the food production changes the sugar source, the food manufacturer is profitable, that is, the production cost is reduced; second, the consumer cannot distinguish the difference in product taste, that is, the taste The requirements are the same. At the same time, high-intensity sweeteners can replace sucrose, and the usage habits of various places should also be considered.
In some major markets, especially the United States, the replacement of sucrose and high fructose syrup is expected to bring huge profit margins to food and beverage manufacturers. But how much room to change the sweetener is difficult to estimate. Because some well-known brands of food and beverage manufacturers pay great attention to maintaining their brands, they are very cautious in the use of sweeteners and will not make too many changes. In China, there is the world’s largest consumer market, and no manufacturer or distributor can ignore this market. Although the production technology level of new sweeteners such as polysaccharide alcohols and high-intensity sweeteners still has a certain gap compared with the world’s advanced level, the development potential is very considerable. In short, with the emergence of more advanced and effective separation and purification technology, the maturity and improvement of polymer organic synthesis technology and high-tech biotechnology, there will be new and more ideal sucrose substitutes. In the new century, such efforts will not continue.
Post time: Jun-12-2020