Monitoring of Food Additives as an Artificial Sweetener on Favorite Foods of Children
2010
Han, Y.J., Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration, Incheon, Republic of Korea | Kim, J.H., Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration, Incheon, Republic of Korea | Park, S.Y., Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration, Incheon, Republic of Korea | Oh, J.H., Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration, Incheon, Republic of Korea | Jang, Y.M., Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration, Incheon, Republic of Korea | Kim, M.H., Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration, Incheon, Republic of Korea
In this study, monitoring of food additives as an artificial sweetener on favorite foods of children, which are deal at retail store and stationery store around eliminatory school, was performed. We analyzed aspartame, potassium acesulfame, sodium saccharin, and cyclamate from candys, biscuits, chocolates and others. Total 604 items as targeted food were collected from the other country; 285 items of candys, 131 items of biscuits, 74 items of chocolates., 114 items of others. Targeted foods were classified by manufacture nation; 308 samples from domestic products, 211 from China, 26 from Indonesia, and 59 items from other nations. Artificial sweeteners were detected from 75 cases of food stuff which were 38 native product, 25 China, 9 Indonesia, and 3 others. The percentage of detected artificial sweeteners was aspartame 7.8% (47 cases), potassium acesulfame 3.0% (18 cases), sodium saccharin 1.8% (11 cases), and cyclamate 2.6% (16 cases). The detected concentration were followed [average(minimum-maximum) mg/kg]; aspartame 817 (21-4,988), potassium acesulfame 192 (24-1,136), sodium saccharin 91 (5-326), and cyclamate 926 (8-4,680). Aspartame was detected mainly on Korea foods, and cyclamate and sodium saccharin were detected from Indonesia food, artificial sweeteners were detected Chinese food, broadly. As a result, 17 cases were violated against regulatory standard of cyclamate, and sodium saccharin. Considering average body weight (36.9 kg) and daily intake of biscuits (15.6 g) for elementary student, ratio of estimated daily intake and acceptable daily intake was 0.86% for aspartame, 0.54% for potassium acesulfame, 0.77% for sodium saccharin, and 3.56% for cyclamate.
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