Overview - intense sweeteners

Hie 1970 cyclamate ban ended the use of saccharin/cyclamate blends in many soft drinks markets. The effect of this was that the low-calorie soft drinks market remained small and static owing to the poor taste quality of products available. Hie intr oduction in 1982-83 of aspartame in particular, and acesulfame K to a lesser extent, into the global soft drinks market dramatically improved the 

Harmonisation of the EU Sweetener Regulations in 1994 (94/35/EC as amended in 1996 - 96/83/EC) saw approvals for aspartame and acesulfame K extend across the European Union and for the reintroduction of cyclamate into the UK market. In 2002, sucralose was approved for use in the United Kingdom -its fust introduction into a European market. In 2004, sucralose approval was extended across the EU. 

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TH Grenby. Intense sweeteners for the food industry an overview. Trends Food Sci Technol 2(1) 2-6, 1991. 

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