This handbook compiles comprehensive reference information on sweeteners for academic researchers and professionals. It discusses both natural as well as synthetic products, considering health-related and economical aspects.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Editors and Contributors
• 1 An Introduction to Sweeteners - Arpita Das and Runu Chakraborty
• Part I Biology and Occurrence
• 2 Brazzein: A Natural Sweetener - V. Rajan and J. A. Howard
• 3 Cultivation of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni and Associated Challenges - Luciana G. Angelini, Andrea Martini, Barbara Passera and Silvia Tavarini
• 4 Glycyrrhiza glabra: Chemistry and Pharmacological Activity - Varsha Sharma, Akshay Katiyar and R. C. Agrawal
• 5 Steviol Glycosides: Natural Noncaloric Sweeteners - Indra Prakash and Venkata Sai Prakash Chaturvedula
• 6 Xylitol as Sweetener - Salim-ur Rehman, Mian Anjum Murtaza and Zarina Mushtaq
• Part II Biotechnology and Genetic Modifications
• 7 Biotransformation of Mogrosides - Reuben Wang, Chun-Hui Chiu, Ting-Jang Lu and Yi-Chen Lo
• 8 Mass Production of the Taste-Modifying Protein Miraculin in Transgenic Plants - Hiroshi Ezura and Kyoko Hiwasa-Tanase
• 9 Transgenic Plants as Producers of Supersweet Protein Thaumatin II - A. P. Firsov, A. S. Pushin and S. V. Dolgov
• 10 Transgenics with Monellin - Tanushri Kaul, Chinreddy Subramanyam Reddy and Saurabh Pandey
• Part III Biological Effects
• 11 The Role of Dietary Sugars and Sweeteners in Metabolic Disorders and Diabetes - Motahar Heidari-Beni and Roya Kelishadi
• 12 The Pharmacological Activities of Glycyrrhizinic Acid (“Glycyrrhizin”) and Glycyrrhetinic Acid - Cedric Stephan Graebin
• 13 Beneficial Effects of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni and Steviol-Related Compounds on Health - Alan Talevi
• 14 Health Implications of Fructose Consumption in Humans - Luc Tappy
• 15 Potential Carcinogenic Risks of Aspartame - Morando Soffritti, Angela Guaragna and Marco Manservigi
• 16 Stevia Rebaudiana 's Antioxidant Properties - Cecilia Bender
• 17 Nonnutritive Sweeteners and Their Role in the Gastrointestinal Tract - Allison C. Sylvetsky, Jenna Abdelhadi, Najy Issa and Kristina I. Rother
• 18 Sweet-Taste Receptor Signaling Network and Low-Calorie Sweeteners - Menizibeya O. Welcome, Nikos E. Mastorakis and Vladimir A. Pereverzev
• 19 Xylitol: One Name, Numerous Benefits - Chika Ifeanyi Chukwuma and Md. Shahidul Islam
• Part IV Methods of Analysis
• 20 Analytical Strategies to Determine Artificial Sweeteners by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry - Rosa A. Lorenzo Ferreira, María Asunción Lage Yusty and Antonia María Carro Díaz
• 21 Characterization of Artificial Sweeteners Using Raman Spectroscopy - Anna Grazia Mignani, Leonardo Ciaccheri, Gabriele Manca, Andrea Azelio Mencaglia, Tom Verschooten, Heidi Ottevaere and Hugo Thienpont
• 22 Sweet-Tasting Protein Thaumatin: Physical and Chemical Properties - Tetsuya Masuda
• Part V Industrial Applications
• 23 The Recent Development of a Sweet-Tasting Brazzein and its Potential Industrial Applications - Fabrice Neiers, Christian Naumer, Michael Krohn and Loïc Briand
• 24 Sugar Alcohols as Sugar Substitutes in Food Industry - Małgorzata Grembecka
• 25 Tagatose Stability Issues in Food Systems - Leonard N. Bell
• 26 Low Calorie Intense Sweeteners: Safety Aspects - Qurrat ul-Ain, Madiha Sikander, Sohaib Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Sikander Ghayas Khan and Rabia Ghayas
• 27 Sweeteners: Regulatory Aspects - Jose Manuel García-Almeida, Isabel M. Cornejo-Pareja, Araceli Muñoz-Garach, Ana Gómez-Pérez and Jorge García-Alemán