Where's the soda science?Erin Coughlin unfortunately provides inaccurate information on high fructose fructose (frŭk`tōs), levulose (lĕv`yəlōs'), or fruit sugar, simple sugar found in honey and in the fruit and other parts of plants. corn syrup (HFCS HFCs: see chlorofluorocarbons. ) in her article "Softer Drinks: Natural Sodas without the Sugar Overdose" (Eating Right, July/August 2006). HFCS is not sweeter than sugar, nor does it impact the body's calorie control mechanisms. When HFCS was developed, it was specifically formulated to provide sweetness equivalent to sucrose (table sugar). In order for food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. makers to use HFCS in place of sucrose, it was important that it provide the same level of sweetness as sucrose so that consumers would not perceive a difference in product sweetness and taste. No credible research has demonstrated that HFCS affects calorie control differently than sucrose. In fact, a recent study by Martine Perrigue and others at the University of Washington found that beverages sweetened with sucrose, HFCS and aspartame aspartame: see sweetener, artificial. aspartame Synthetic organic compound (a dipeptide) of phenylalanine and aspartic acid. It is 150–200 times as sweet as cane sugar and is used as a nonnutritive tabletop sweetener and in low-calorie , as well as one percent milk, all have similar effects on satiety satiety being in a state of satiation; in experimental animals used with reference to eating and drinking. satiety center located in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus. . Further, research by Almiron-Roig and co-workers in 2003 showed that a regular soft drink, orange juice and low-fat milk were not significantly different in their effects on hunger or satiety ratings, or in calories consumed at a subsequent meal. Audrae Erickson President, Corn Refiners Association Washington, D. C. |
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