Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) the new alternative sweetener.

FOS wich are considered biological benefits, have been developed recently to be used as functional factors in health-food. FOS show low cariogenicity, nondigestibility, proliferation of bifidobacteria in human intestinal tract and dietary fiberlike action. FOS posses these unique health beneficial effects and can be found wide applications in food and pharmaceutical industries. FOS are natural bifidobacteria enhancers. These natural food ingredients can maintain microbial balance in intestinal tract and be called functional factors or nutraceauticals. Prospect of FOS can be applied on variety of foods as a sweetener in hard candy, dessert, topping and spread, soft cream, bread, drinks, dairy products, sweeten milk, feeds and pharmaceutical industry. Addition of FOS in food not only provides biological functionality but also improves the final products appearance and physical properties.

THE HEALTH AND SAFETY ASPECS OF SUGAR

The image for sugar was the publication of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report on the health and safety aspecs of sugar. In essence, the report gives sugar a clean bill of health, while acknowledging that it does contribute to tooth decay. Encouragingly, consumers seem to be hearing and responding to the good news about sugar. Heartened by the good news of the FDA report, the sugar industry is about to embark on television advertising campaign that will tell the world that sugar is truly the gold standard of sweeteners. The sugar industry provide sweetnes and good taste to consumers, and functionality, versatility, stability and purity to food manufacturers. The product had universal acceptability.