RE: IFT 2022 Chicago14 Jul 2022 12:30
With thanks to Trotters on adv and AJS, on Twitter I think.
HOWS THIS FOR PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION!!!
Credit to AJS who found the SWEETBIOTIX peer review paper (published yesterday)
Key part..
Looks like this is the SweetBiotix paper - Published 13th July 2022 'Published by American Chemical Society' - Kolida, Rastall, et all - sponsors Optibiotix
Skim read, some extracts ??
'This study was conducted to investigate the sweetness intensity and the potential fecal microbiome modulation of galactooligosaccharides in combination with enzymatically modified mogrosides (mMV-GOS), both generated through a patented single-pot synthesis. Sweetness intensity was performed in vivo by trained sensory panelists...In conclusion, these substrates could be considered as novel candidate prebiotic sweeteners, foreseeing a feasible and innovative approach targeting the sucrose content reduction in food. This new ingredient could provide health benefits when evaluated in human studies by combining sweetness and prebiotic fiber functionality.'
'Our data have shown that mMV-GOS, obtained by the simultaneous synthesis of GOS and modified mogrosides using bacterial ß-galactosidases, can generate products with the potential to positively modulate the human fecal microbiota in vitro, generating metabolites such as propionate and butyrate that are involved in appetite regulation (47) and also in tight junction integrity and anti-inflammatory properties that play an important role in improving type II diabetes inflammation processes. The potential prebiotic activity of mMV-GOS is an added benefit in combination with the sweetness profile.'
'In conclusion, these in vitro analyses and sweet taste studies suggest that the simultaneous synthesis of modified mogrosides and GOS could exert a prebiotic functionality, which warrants further studies investigating the effects of this novel ingredient under in vivo conditions representing physiologically human-relevant exposure scenarios. In this context, these substrates could be considered as a novel candidate prebiotic sweetener by combining sweetness and prebiotic fiber functionality, providing a feasible and innovative approach to reducing the sucrose content in food products.'
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01363