New sugar substitutes in citrus could change food and beverage industry

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A breakthrough finding that could avoid consuming large amounts of sugar as sweeteners.

We all love sugar. It could make any food taste better if combined with the right ingredients. However, as the saying goes, enough is a feast. Too much sugar could be addictive, as is the case for most people in the United States. Statistics

Yu Wang, associate professor of food science at UF/IFAS, has led the project that revealed eight new sweetener or sweetness-enhancing compounds in 11 citrus cultivars.

 

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It’s only another step to isolate the genes making these molecules, and transfer them to something like yeast. The last thing we need is for citrus prices to rise because of a new demand.

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