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Sweetening Agents and Sweeteners in Dietary Supplements for Children-Analysis of the Polish Market
Sweetening agents (SA) and sweeteners are major additives used in the production of dietary supplements (DS), they fulfill both technological and organoleptic functions. The aim of this study is to identify the types of SA and sweeteners found in DS intended for children and to determine the seconda...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7468995/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32784924 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12082387 |
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author | Piekara, Agnieszka Krzywonos, Małgorzata Szymańska, Anna |
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description | Sweetening agents (SA) and sweeteners are major additives used in the production of dietary supplements (DS), they fulfill both technological and organoleptic functions. The aim of this study is to identify the types of SA and sweeteners found in DS intended for children and to determine the secondary role of them. The study was performed on data from the documentation of representative samples of DS (N = 315) available on the Polish market. The results show that 75.24% of the products contained at least one SA or sweetener. Sucrose is the SA most frequently used in DS production. The empirical findings show that the type of sweetening ingredient correlates closely with the formulation of products, which in turn has to be suited to consumption abilities of the target group as well as to the children’s taste requirements. The crucial need for analysis of the composition of DS is emphasized in the light of high consumption rates of these products as well as limited regulations and policy. |
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spelling | pubmed-74689952020-09-04 Sweetening Agents and Sweeteners in Dietary Supplements for Children-Analysis of the Polish Market Piekara, Agnieszka Krzywonos, Małgorzata Szymańska, Anna Nutrients Article Sweetening agents (SA) and sweeteners are major additives used in the production of dietary supplements (DS), they fulfill both technological and organoleptic functions. The aim of this study is to identify the types of SA and sweeteners found in DS intended for children and to determine the secondary role of them. The study was performed on data from the documentation of representative samples of DS (N = 315) available on the Polish market. The results show that 75.24% of the products contained at least one SA or sweetener. Sucrose is the SA most frequently used in DS production. The empirical findings show that the type of sweetening ingredient correlates closely with the formulation of products, which in turn has to be suited to consumption abilities of the target group as well as to the children’s taste requirements. The crucial need for analysis of the composition of DS is emphasized in the light of high consumption rates of these products as well as limited regulations and policy. MDPI 2020-08-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7468995/ /pubmed/32784924 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12082387 Text en © 2020 by the authors. 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 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Piekara, Agnieszka Krzywonos, Małgorzata Szymańska, Anna Sweetening Agents and Sweeteners in Dietary Supplements for Children-Analysis of the Polish Market |
title | Sweetening Agents and Sweeteners in Dietary Supplements for Children-Analysis of the Polish Market |
title_full | Sweetening Agents and Sweeteners in Dietary Supplements for Children-Analysis of the Polish Market |
title_fullStr | Sweetening Agents and Sweeteners in Dietary Supplements for Children-Analysis of the Polish Market |
title_full_unstemmed | Sweetening Agents and Sweeteners in Dietary Supplements for Children-Analysis of the Polish Market |
title_short | Sweetening Agents and Sweeteners in Dietary Supplements for Children-Analysis of the Polish Market |
title_sort | sweetening agents and sweeteners in dietary supplements for children-analysis of the polish market |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7468995/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32784924 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12082387 |
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