INTRODUCTION Sucralose is an artificial sweetener that was manufactured in the late 1980s by Tate & Lyle Company and the Queen Elizabeth College (University of London).1 Sucralose is a derivative of the natural sugar sucrose, whereby 3 hydroxyl groups (OH) are replaced by chlorine (CL) atoms.1(325) Such modifications have enabled sucralose to increase its sweetness by approximately 600 times to that of sucrose, while also being devoid of calories.1(325) By consequence, sucralose became an enticing option in the food and beverage industry; Canada approved its widespread use in 1991, followed by Australia in 1993, New Zealand in 1996, and the Unites States in 1998.2
Sucralose: Is It Safe?
Sucralose: Is It Safe?
Sucralose: Is It Safe?
INTRODUCTION Sucralose is an artificial sweetener that was manufactured in the late 1980s by Tate & Lyle Company and the Queen Elizabeth College (University of London).1 Sucralose is a derivative of the natural sugar sucrose, whereby 3 hydroxyl groups (OH) are replaced by chlorine (CL) atoms.1(325) Such modifications have enabled sucralose to increase its sweetness by approximately 600 times to that of sucrose, while also being devoid of calories.1(325) By consequence, sucralose became an enticing option in the food and beverage industry; Canada approved its widespread use in 1991, followed by Australia in 1993, New Zealand in 1996, and the Unites States in 1998.2