Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone is an artificial sweetener derived from citrus. Industrially, NHDC is produced by extracting neohesperidin from the bitter orange, and then hydrogenating this to make NHDC.
High sweetness, low calorie. It has high sweetness (1,500-1,800 times as sweet as sucrose) and taste lasts long. It has pretty low level of calories and can be used as low-calorie
Food Additives.
Good taste: It has mint taste and lasts long.
Good stability and non-toxicity. It is not mutagenic, nor carcinogenic. It doesn't have obvious toxicity and won't cause dental caries.
Flavor enhancer: NHDC can be used to enhance sweetness, aroma, and flavor to block bitterness.
It also has some physiological features, such as antioxidant, reduction of cholesterol, blood fat and blood sugar and protect the liver.
The Application of Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone
1. Food Sweetener/Sweetness Enhancer
NHDC is a low-cal strong sweetener about 1500-1800 times sweeter than sugar.The flavor is similar to licorice. It has a strong synergistic effect when used in conjunction with other sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame, ect. It can be widely
used in food, beverage, feeds or daily chemical products reduce the amount of sugar,improve the taste and enhancer the flavor.
2.Sweetener for Dietary Supplements
NHDC has physiological activities, the research showing that it has a good performance on antioxidant activity, reduction of cholesterol and blood glucose. For those advantages NHDC can particularly applicable for functional foods,health care products, and dietary supplements
as an alternative sweetener, including liquid dietary supplements, solid dietary supplements, syrup and chewable dietary supplement.
3.Bitterness masking
Pharmaceutical companies found that NHDC can bind to bitter receptor even below its sweetness threshold, and reduce the bitterness of pharmaceutical drugs in tablet or syrup form. NHDC is widely favored for use in otherwise naturally bitter products. Pharmaceutical
companies are fond of the product as a means of reducing the bitterness of pharmacological drugs in tablet form, and it has been used for livestock feed as a means of reducing feeding time.
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