date:Oct 22, 2012
Sweeteners dont look alike, taste alike or behave alike. Yet, theres a tendency to compare. Sugar, or sucrose, is the standard, because its familiar to us and, importantly, its sweet from start to finish.
Sweetness is measured in how quick and how long sweet lasts in your mouth, explains Laura Ennis, senior beverage innovation technologist, David Michael Co., Philadelphia. This can be measured by a temporal sweetness profile. Different sweeteners are rated on their intensity over time, and the