Sweeteners

a global sugar market was a fairly new thing at the time. In 1655 the British captured Jamaica from the Spanish and eventually became the biggest sugar trader. But with all that has happened what really drove the trade? Sugar was used as a sweetener for tea, coffee, and chocolate. When tea blew up around the world it was used because the caffeine kept people awake. Some even said that with that they got their better ideas. But sugar added to tea gave it such a better taste that the people…

chemical in your diet. It's not a “healthy alternative” to sugar. It may even cause depression and weight gain. This sugar substitute is called Aspartame. The chemical formula is C14H18N2O5. First, Aspartame is one of the most common artificial sweeteners . It is found in thousands of different food products. Most “sugar-free” or “diet” foods contain Aspartame. It is approximately two hundred times more sweet than sucrose, also know as table sugar. Some side effects may include but are not…

disease. Another rising statistic is the amount of people that are obese in New Zealand. Many people are keen on finding the reason of this increase and one of the popular targets is sugary drinks. A sugary drink is any beverage with added sugar or sweetener. Some examples of sugary drinks are sodas like Coca Cola or Pepsi, fruit juice, sports drinks such as Powerade or Gatorade and energy drinks like Lift Plus or Mother. Sugary drinks are mainly being targeted for the fact that they contain…

involve household chemicals for long periods(Moore, 2009, p. xx). Also, with a large amount of artificial sweetener (aspartame) ingested when the mother…

Humanity, especially the people of the United States of the America, depend far too much on their secret enemy corn; on the other hand, we humans are our own enemy since we misuse corn by creating corn-based sweeteners and feeding our livestock corn. Corn itself did not desire to destroy our health and environment from the inside, for plants and most other living things exist to survive and to carry on their genes to the next generation, so their species may continue to thrive until the next day…

4 Best Reasons To Quit Sugar Why on earth would anyone discourage others from a thing as tasty as sugar, and go as far as quitting it and urging others to do so too? Outlined below are four reasons why. First Reason Why You Should Quit Sugar The number of health risks a person is exposed to by added sugar is colossal. Since only little amounts of consumed sugar are burnt as calories, most of the surplus is converted to fat in large quantities as to cause health troubles. Some of the health…

trying to increase the steroids that they can produce more meat. In source # 10 author Allen Walland talks about how fresh apples have an abundance of fiber and nutrients that are lost when they are processed into apple sauce. Adding sugar or other sweeteners increase the calories but not the filling. Apple juice has more fiber and nutrients stripped out of it, It barely had…

grains include: corn, wheat, barley, rice, and oats (Brown, 2015). While shredded wheat, hot cereals, and oatmeal, contain no further ingredients, most breakfast cereals contain added ingredients such as sugar, sweeteners, vitamins, coloring agents, and minerals. Types of breakfast sweeteners include, white sugar, brown sugar, high fructose corn syrup, malt, and concentrated fruit juice for natural flavors. Flavors such as cinnamon, chocolate, and fruit flavors are also added to enhance the…

What’s your favorite fruit? Imagine if you weren’t able to have that fruit anymore. If the decline of bees continue the way they have been, that will be possible in the future. It would happen here in America and across the ocean in Europe and Asia. Ruling out major importers for our produce. Bees are disappearing at alarming rates and changes need to be made. Fruits and vegetables aren’t the only benefits that we get from those little yellow and black insects. There happens to be a bright…

Studies have proven that chewing gum helps one concentrate; however, which flavor of gum can help someone concentrate the most? Chewing gum contains an immense amount of sugar. Increased amounts of sugar intake in a short period of time can increase the amount of glucose traveling to the brain (Onyper, Carr, Farrar, & Floyd, 2011, p. 326). The heightened amount of glucose creates more energy, which helps a consumer to stay alert and focused. The effects of the ingredients of gum, the effects of…