Sweetening Agents and Sweeteners in Dietary Supplements for Children-Analysis of the Polish Market
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
- Sorbitol—a humectant: chewing gums, jellies, lozenges;
- Sorbitol—a filler/carrier: jellies, effervescent tablets, lozenges, sachets;
- Sorbitol—a stabiliser: jellies, lozenges;
- Xylitol—a filling compound: lozenges;
- Isomalt—a filling compound: lozenges, lollipops;
- Maltitol—a filling compound: liquid.
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Natural Sugars | Artificial Sweeteners | ||||
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Caloric | Non-Caloric | Caloric | Non-Caloric | ||
Sugars | Others | Natural intensive sweeteners | Modified sugars | Sugar alcohols | Synthetic intensive sweeteners |
sucrose sugar cane glucose fructose | honey agave syrup tapioca tapioca syrup | Steviol glycosides | glucose syrup D-mannose isomaltulose (High fructose) corn syrup, inverted sugar | sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol maltitol izomalt sorbitol syrup | acesulfame K aspartame sodium saccharin sucralose sodium cyclamate |
Sweetening Agents and Sweeteners | Contraindication |
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Sucrose, glucose, glucose–fructose syrup | Individuals with diabetes |
Fructose, sorbitol, glucose–fructose syrup | fructose intolerance |
Sorbitol and other polyols | Children under 6m because of the risk of diarrhea |
Honey | Allergy to honey and pollen; diabetes |
Synthetic intense sweeteners | It is inadvisable to use for children under 3 years of age |
Aspartame | It is inadvisable to use for children under 3 years of age Phenylketonuria |
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Piekara A, Krzywonos M, Szymańska A. Sweetening Agents and Sweeteners in Dietary Supplements for Children-Analysis of the Polish Market. Nutrients. 2020; 12(8):2387. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12082387
Chicago/Turabian StylePiekara, Agnieszka, Małgorzata Krzywonos, and Anna Szymańska. 2020. "Sweetening Agents and Sweeteners in Dietary Supplements for Children-Analysis of the Polish Market" Nutrients 12, no. 8: 2387. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12082387