Sweetening agent should have the following characteristics:

High safetyGood tasteHigh stabilityGood water solubilityReasonable price

Sweetening agent refer to food additives that can impart sweetness to soft drinks. Sweetening agent can be divided into nutritive sweetening agent and non-nutritive sweetening agent according to their nutritional value; according to their sweetness, they can be divided into low-sweetness sweetening agent and high-sweetness sweetening agent; according to their source Divided into natural sweetening agent and synthetic sweetening agent(artificial sweetening agents).

The main functions of sweetening agent in food are as follows:

Taste: Sweetening agent is one of the indicators of many foods. In order to make food and beverages palatable, it is necessary to add a certain amount of sweetening agent.The adjustment and enhancement of flavor generally require sweetening agent in pastries; in beverages, the adjustment of flavor includes the “sugar-acid ratio” item. The sweetening agent can make the product obtain a good flavor while retaining the fresh taste.The formation of flavor. Sweeteners and the flavor of many foods are complementary to each other. The taste of many products is produced by the combination of flavor substances and sweetening agent, so many foods add sweetening agent.