BITTER COMPETITION : THE HOLLAND SWEETENER COMPANY VERSUS NUTRASWEET (A) In the late 1986‚ the Holland Sweetener Company (HSC)‚ based in Maastricht‚ the Netherlands‚ was preparing to enter the European and Canadian aspartame markets. Aspartame‚ a low-calorie‚ high-intensity‚ sweetener‚ had been discovered in 1965 by G.D. Searle & Co.‚ a U.S. pharmaceuticals company. Having secured a number of patents on its discovery‚ Searle had gone on to develop markets for aspartame as a food and beverage
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Agave may be one of the most popular natural sweeteners today‚ but its rise in popularity in the U.S. didn’t begin until around 2003. Now it’s commonly used as an alternative to sugar‚ honey‚ or maple syrup for cooking‚ baking‚ and sweetening everything from coffee to oatmeal. Agave nectar (or syrup) is produced from the agave plant – the same plant used to make tequila. It tastes similar to honey with a hint of molasses and is manufactured by extracting the juice from the plant’s core‚ which is
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Title: Reaction of Iodoethane with Sodium Saccharin- Ambient Nucleophile Dates Performed: February 21 + 28‚ 2013 Date Submitted: March 14‚ 2013 Abstract: The product ratio of N-ethylsaccharin to O-ethylsaccharin that occurred due to alkylation with iodoethane at 80 oC was determined to be 81.5% to 18.5%‚ respectively‚ based on an analysis of the 1H NMR spectrum that was collected. The melting point range of 87.8-94.7 oC also indicated that the mixture was largely composed of N-ethylsaccharin
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Sugar Category: Healthy Foods‚Natural Health‚Organic Living Author: Dr. Edward Group @ 3:44 pm Aug 20 2011 What Is Stevia? Maybe you’ve heard of stevia already‚ maybe you haven’t. But if not‚ then it’s time you did! Stevia is a natural sweetener‚ derived from the stevia rebaudiana plant that was first discovered centuries ago in Paraguay by the native population. But it wasn’t until the late 19th century that a Swiss botanist working in South America documented the so-called “sweet leaf”
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Name: Date: Assignment 1 – Research Assignment: DUE ON week 7_______________________ Choose ONE of the following topics for your assignment: 1. Select an advertisement for a quit smoking program‚ weight loss or sports nutrition supplement and research the scientific validity behind the program or product. Your report must include: A description of differences between primary and secondary resources An explanation of how secondary resources usually contain bias and how these
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Reasons For Using Maple Syrup As A Natural Cancer Fighter Pure maple syrup is a delicious sign of spring. Apart from that‚ it is also used as a healthy alternative to artificial sweetener and sugar. It is completely natural and naturally contains a lot of nutrients. The product is filled with a wide range of nutrients and vitamins and can submit for sugar in many different food items. The goodness of the pure maple syrup contains essential nutrients and vitamins. Most important vitamins and nutrients
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the USA ‚ however‚ the highly refined sweetener compounds such as stevioside or rebaudioside have been recognized as safe products (GRAS - Generally Recognized as safe). Stevia’s global market value was estimated at 336 million U.S. dollars in 2014. Industry specialists expect the market to grow to 578 million US dollars by 2017. This represents a CAGR of 19.8% from 2014 through to 2017. Increasing demand for alternatives to synthetic or artificial sweeteners due to health concerns‚ coupled with
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Sugar in the Raw or Turbinado Sugar. Many people think negative things when they here sugar‚ but Turbinado isn’t all that bad. Turbinado sugar is a natural sweetener that contains all of the nutrients found in sugar cane. This sugar has been in the works by the founder Marvin Eisenstadt‚ since 1956. Turbinado Sugar has many uses; it being a sweetener its main purpose. Turbinado sugar coming from the sugar cane plant and the way it is refined makes it take on the nutritional properties in the cane its
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Although current trends are expanding and growing‚ new trends and discoveries eventually change according to needs of consumers. Some of the trends occurring in the 21st century include natural and functional food‚ specialty flavors‚ artificial sweeteners‚ sustainability‚ clean label ingredients‚ and low sodium foods. Natural and Functional One trend on the rise is the need for natural and functional ingredients in food and beverages. Consumers have developed a want for food ingredients that
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Week 2 iLab 1. Select a sweetener. Sucrose 2. Explore the history of the sweetener (when it was developed‚ its composition). Sucrose‚ according to our text‚ is composed of one glucose (the most common sugar molecule) molecule and one fructose (the sweetest natural sugar) molecule. The bond is called glycosidic linkage. Because of this mixture‚ Sucrose is known to be sweeter than lactose or maltose (the other 2 out of the 3 most common disaccharides‚ which is a carbohydrate compound consisting
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