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The Identity and Mineral Composition of Natural, Plant-Derived and Artificial Sweeteners
The qualitative X-ray phase analysis of natural and artificial food sweeteners was applied to trace the authenticity of such food additives. The mineral composition of different sweeteners commonly added to foods was studied to estimate their mineral profiles and assess the risk related to the toxic...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10537362/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37764393 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28186618 |
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author | Leśniewicz, Anna Wełna, Maja Szymczycha-Madeja, Anna Pohl, Paweł |
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description | The qualitative X-ray phase analysis of natural and artificial food sweeteners was applied to trace the authenticity of such food additives. The mineral composition of different sweeteners commonly added to foods was studied to estimate their mineral profiles and assess the risk related to the toxic elements intake caused by sweetener consumption. The concentration of twenty elements (Ag, Al, B, Ba, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sr, Ti, V, and Zn) was measured using the inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) method after the representative samples were wet-digested with a concentrated nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide mixture in a closed-vessel microwave-assisted system. Differences between the mineral compositions of the examined sweeteners were statistically evaluated and discussed. The relationships between the concentrations of the elements determined in the analyzed sweeteners were also investigated. The successful application of the X-ray powder diffraction method proved the identity of all investigated sweeteners; all the analyzed products contained the expected sweetening agent. The results of the quantification of all the elements in the examined sweeteners indicated that these products cannot be considered nutritionally dense. Hence, the presence of toxic elements like Cd, Cr, Ni, and Pb distinctly indicates the need to test such products to guarantee their quality and ensure consumer safety. |
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spelling | pubmed-105373622023-09-29 The Identity and Mineral Composition of Natural, Plant-Derived and Artificial Sweeteners Leśniewicz, Anna Wełna, Maja Szymczycha-Madeja, Anna Pohl, Paweł Molecules Article The qualitative X-ray phase analysis of natural and artificial food sweeteners was applied to trace the authenticity of such food additives. The mineral composition of different sweeteners commonly added to foods was studied to estimate their mineral profiles and assess the risk related to the toxic elements intake caused by sweetener consumption. The concentration of twenty elements (Ag, Al, B, Ba, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sr, Ti, V, and Zn) was measured using the inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) method after the representative samples were wet-digested with a concentrated nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide mixture in a closed-vessel microwave-assisted system. Differences between the mineral compositions of the examined sweeteners were statistically evaluated and discussed. The relationships between the concentrations of the elements determined in the analyzed sweeteners were also investigated. The successful application of the X-ray powder diffraction method proved the identity of all investigated sweeteners; all the analyzed products contained the expected sweetening agent. The results of the quantification of all the elements in the examined sweeteners indicated that these products cannot be considered nutritionally dense. Hence, the presence of toxic elements like Cd, Cr, Ni, and Pb distinctly indicates the need to test such products to guarantee their quality and ensure consumer safety. MDPI 2023-09-14 /pmc/articles/PMC10537362/ /pubmed/37764393 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28186618 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Leśniewicz, Anna Wełna, Maja Szymczycha-Madeja, Anna Pohl, Paweł The Identity and Mineral Composition of Natural, Plant-Derived and Artificial Sweeteners |
title | The Identity and Mineral Composition of Natural, Plant-Derived and Artificial Sweeteners |
title_full | The Identity and Mineral Composition of Natural, Plant-Derived and Artificial Sweeteners |
title_fullStr | The Identity and Mineral Composition of Natural, Plant-Derived and Artificial Sweeteners |
title_full_unstemmed | The Identity and Mineral Composition of Natural, Plant-Derived and Artificial Sweeteners |
title_short | The Identity and Mineral Composition of Natural, Plant-Derived and Artificial Sweeteners |
title_sort | identity and mineral composition of natural, plant-derived and artificial sweeteners |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10537362/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37764393 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28186618 |
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