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Sensory Properties of Neotame: Comparison with Other Sweeteners

2008; American Chemical Society; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/bk-2008-0979.ch033

1947-5918

Susan S. Schiffman, Elizabeth A. Sattely‐Miller, Ihab E. Bishay,

Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies

Neotame is a high potency sweetener with a molecular formula of C20H30N2O5. It is over 11,000 times sweeter by weight than sucrose at a sweetness equivalent to 5% sucrose (in water). Neotame reaches a maximum sweetness intensity equivalent to 15.1% sucrose. The temporal properties of neotame, like all other high potency sweeteners, differ somewhat from sucrose. The time of onset of sweetness of neotame is later than sucrose and it lingers longer. Cross-adaptation studies support ligand-receptor binding studies that indicate neotame along with aspartame and sucralose preferentially interact with the T1R2 subunit of the sweetener receptor. Neotame can substitute for 20-30% of the sweetness of soft drinks with no perceived difference in taste.