Alternative Sweeteners

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Alternative Sweeteners is written by Lyn O'Brien-Nabors and published by CRC Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1439846154 (ISBN 10) and 9781439846155 (ISBN 13).

The fourth edition of Alternative Sweeteners follows the same formula as the previous three books by discussing each sweetener in terms of its characteristics. Qualities covered include means of production, physical characteristics, utility, and relative sweetness (compared to sucrose). Technical qualities covered include admixture potential, application, availability, shelf life, transport, metabolism, carcinogenicity, and other toxicity evaluation data. A new chapter on the sweetener Advantame has been added, and new contributors have updated information throughout the book. Also new is a section on how stevia sweeteners have been examined and deemed safe by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives and the US FDA.