Plants as a source of natural high-intensity sweeteners: A review

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 92, Issue , 2019, Pages 160-171

  Swiader, Katarzyna ^b   Wegner, K ^c   Piotrowska, Anna ^b   Tan, Fa Jui ^a   Sadowska, Anna ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

High intensity sweeteners; Natural sweeteners; Sweet plants; Sweet proteins

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE; DICOTYLEDON; EUROPEAN UNION; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; PLANT;

SIRAITIA GROSVENORII; SYNSEPALUM DULCIFICUM;

EID: 85071357786     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: 1439040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5073/JABFQ.2019.092.022     Document Type: Article

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