Powder amino quality

Alitame [L- -aspartyl-/V-(2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-thioethanyl)-D-alaninamide] is an amino acid-based sweetener developed by Pfizer from L-aspartic acid, D-alanine, and an amine 2,2,4,4-tetraethylthioethanyl amine (Fig. 1). Its formula is CI4H2504N3S with a molecular weight of 331.06. It is produced under the brand name Aclame . It is a crystalline, odorless, nonhygro-scopic powder that is soluble in water (130 g/L at pH 5.6) and alcohol and significantly more stable than aspartame (Table 1). Alitame is 2000 times as sweet as sucrose and has a clean, sweet taste, with no unpleasant aftertaste. It blends with other sweeteners, such as acesulfame-K, saccharin, and cyclamate, to maximize the quality of sweetness (3,7-9). 

Milk is one of the most nutritious foods. It is rich in high quality protein providing all 10 essential amino acids. It contributes to total daily energy intake, as well as essential fatty acids, immunoglobulins, and other micronutrients. Commercially available milk can be classified into two major groups liquid milk and dried or powdered milk. Due to long shelf life of the powdered milk, it is more popular in our daily life. 

It may be more expeditious at the community, state, or national levels to enrich and fortify foods of low nutrient quality with amino acids, minerals, and vitamins, than to try to supply foods which naturally contain the optimal quantities of nutrients. This is particularly applicable to situations where foods, which are rich in the desired nutrients, are rejected by the population to be fed. Lor example, there is a high rejection rate for broccoli, carrots, and other vegetable sources of vitamin A in the US. School Lunch Program. Therefore, food technologists have proposed the development of a snack food, like a potato chip, which would contain spinach powder and be fortified with minerals and vitamins. 

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