One if its main ingredients are cranberries they provide vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients without providing an excess of calories (1 cup of raw cranberries has about 50 calories). They’re also naturally fat-free and contain very little sodium. They contain the flavonoid, proanthocyanidin (PAC) that help prevent UTIs. The PACs in cranberries help prevent the adhesion of certain harmful bacteria, including E. coli, associated with urinary tract infections (UTIs). Whole cranberries are a good source of dietary fiber and all cranberry products contain flavonoids and polyphenolics that offer a wide range of potential heart health benefits including defense against atherosclerosis and anti-inflammatory properties.
While artificial sweeteners tempt the public with sugar-free sweetness, their use poses confirmed risks for serious health problems. Artificial sweeteners, also known as nonnutritive or alternative sweeteners, have been popular providers of sweetness since the 1950s. There are currently five forms of artificial sweeteners approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): aspartame, sucralose, saccharin, acesulfame potassium, and neotame, each varying in composition and nutritional value. Artificial sweeteners are most commonly known for their use in diet sodas or flavored waters, but most can be used to replace sugar in anything. They are widely available in stores worldwide and found in packets on the tables of most restaurants.
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| High Fructose Corn Syrup: Too Sweet to Eat? | High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is definitely bad for you. It is also bad for the planet, and I believe that it is a major driver of the obesity epidemic, despite the position taken in June 2008 by the American Medical Association. The AMA concluded that HFCS isn't any worse than other caloric sweeteners and that there is "insufficient evidence" to restrict its use or require a warning label on products that contain it.HFCS is a relatively recent invention for sweetening soft drinks, juices and foods - the production process was developed in Japan in the late 1960s, and the new sweetener entered the American food system in the early 1970s. It tastes sweeter than regular corn syrup, blends well
Taste Test: Splenda vs. Sugar Taste Test: Splenda vs. Sugar Introduction Americans are more health conscience now than they were decades ago which is why they are completely dedicated to finding ways to consistently reducing the caloric and sugar intake in their diets. As a result, many are focusing on the use of artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes. Because of this health conscience era, the use of Splenda, in particular is used in just about every food, drink, candy etc. Splenda, along with other artificial sugar product, is popular because it does not add any calories, but what makes Splenda stand apart from other sugar substitutes is its claim that it is made from sugar and taste exactly like sugar. Although widely accepted, there are those that prefers the use and taste of nothing but regular sugar because they do not like the tast of the artificial sugars on the market, however, although Splenda’s claim of being made from sugar and taste exactly like sugar, there are those that swear that they could taste the difference between the two.
This new substance called saccharine (Sweet N’ Low) was named after saccharide, meaning complex sugar. (Mercola, 20) It has one-eighth of a calorie per teaspoon and is about three hundred times sweeter than sugar. It became an easy substitute for diabetics and anyone who desired lower caloric consumption and blood sugar levels. Saccharin was only the beginning of the rise of alternative sweeteners. The arrangement of artificial sweeteners in order of emergence: Saccharin, Cyclamate, Aspartame, Alitame, Sucralose, Acesulfame-K, Neotame.
Many natural ingredients can be added to a product to “bind” the water making it unavailable for the growth microorganisms. Several common ingredients the bind water are sugar, salt (has six times the capacity to bind water when compared to sugar), pectin and glycerol. A good example of a food product that contains a good deal of water with a fairly low water activity is jelly. Although composed of 50-60% water, jams usually have water activities around 0.75. The sugar and pectin in jams binds the water making it unavailable for microbial growth.
Popcorn is a low-calorie snack as well with only 30 calories a cup if air popped. When popped using oil, there are 55 calories per cup, and if you should add a light amount of butter, popcorn would still only have between 90 and 120 calories in each cup. The problem is that many people ruin popcorn nutrition by the way they prepare it or with the amount of butter and fat they add after it’s cooked. For instance, if you buy microwave popcorn and you pick the theater style or extra butter types, there will be on average 135 calories and 8-12 grams of fat in less than half a bag. It may also include saturated and trans fat which are the worst kinds when it comes to cholesterol and artery-clogging fats.
Triarc sold it to Cadbury Schweppes for $1.45 billion in September 2000. It was spun off in May 2008 to its current owners. Starting in May 2009, Snapple was made with sugar, not high fructose corn syrup. However, in certain areas, the old Snapple is being sold in stores, although is becoming more and more rare. Current Scenario: Currently, there are four different types of Snapple: Tea(diet and regular), Juice Drinks, Lemonade, and Bottled Water.
Bradham had several flavors but the most popular, created in 1893, was called “Brads drink” and consisted of vanilla, sugar, carbonated water, rare oils, cola nuts and pepsin. Brads drink was renamed Pepsi Cola in 1898 because of the two ingredients that are used in the drink Pepsin and Cola nuts. The trade name was purchased for $100 and the new name was trademarked on June 16th, 1903. Pepsi Cola was purchased in 1931 by the Loft Candy Company where the drink was made popular again after being lost by Caleb Bradham in 1923. In 1940 the first jingle “Nickel Nickel” which referred to the price of the drink was released for advertisement.