date:Nov 12, 2012
e should indicate the name of the sweetener used in the preparation. Also, there is a cap on the permissible amount of artificial sweetener that can be used to prepare sweets, says Sudarshan Rao, scientist, Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre, National Institute of Nutrition, Tarnaka.
The permissible limit of taking artificial sweeteners is 40 mg per kilo body weight. Plus, artificial sweeteners such as Aspartame are heat sensitive and cannot be used in making sweets, says Rajiv Medanki, p