Natural sweeteners and plant-based foods will become mainstream. What are the advantages and disadvantages of natural sweeteners?

Advantages: ① High safety; ② Good taste; ③ High stability; ④ Good water solubility; ⑤ Low price.

Licorice glycoside is 250 times sweeter than sucrose and has the effect of enhancing flavor. When combined with a small amount of sucrose and sodium citrate, it can not only reduce the amount of sucrose, but also provide a sweet feeling.  

Stevioside is 300 times sweeter than sucrose. It is extracted from natural plants and is relatively safe. It is highly sweet and low in calories. It can also lower blood pressure and promote metabolism. Currently, the "Jiangtangle" soy milk powder on the market uses stevioside as a sweetener. It has been proven to have certain blood sugar and blood pressure lowering functions.

Disadvantages: large molecular weight and poor permeability.Monk fruit extract

Note: For example, when the sucrose concentration is about 10%, the taste is pleasant, but when the concentration exceeds 20%, it feels sweet and greasy, so it is advisable to control the sucrose concentration in the beverage preparation range of 8%-14%. Although fructose syrup is considered to be a new sugar source in the world and has many advantages, it is easy to produce non-enzymatic browning and discolor the food, so high temperature should be avoided as much as possible; and compared with sucrose, its aftertaste is insufficient, that is, the sweetness is easy to disappear and it feels thin, so it should be mixed with other sweeteners to overcome the defect of insufficient taste. Monk fruit extract