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Los edulcorantes bajos en calorías proporcionan los consumidores con muchos beneficios tanto sicológicos como fisiológicos. Los expertos en salud y los consumidores creen que los edulcorantes son efectivos para los propósitos siguientes: mantener el peso adecuado, bajar de peso, el manejo de la...
Before a low-calorie sweetener is approved for commercial use, it must undergo extensive testing (which can cost millions of dollars) and years of regulatory scrutiny.
The age of reduced-fat and fat-free options is upon us. Fat replacers have opened the door for a new generation of reduced-fat foods that have the taste and texture of the high-fat foods consumers enjoy, but without unnecessary calories, cholesterol or fat.
Functional foods are generally described as foods that provide some health-benefits beyond traditional nutritional values. For example, probiotics and/or prebiotics may be added to foods to increase functionality.
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The glycemic index (GI) concept was developed in 1981 as a way to rank carbohydrate-containing foods based on their potential to raise blood glucose.(1) GI measures the extent to which a specific carbohydrate-containing food raises blood glucose.
Low-calorie sweeteners provide consumers with many benefits, both psychological and physiological.