Question

Name the sweetening agent used in the preparation of sweets for a diabetic patient.

Answer 1

Hint: Sweets are not allowed for a diabetic patient but an artificial sweetening agent can be taken by the diabetic patient. These sweeteners are not harmful and can be excreted from the body in the urine unchanged.

Complete step-by-step answer:
Natural sweeteners such as sucrose add calorie which is not good for diabetic patients. Ortho-sulfabenzamide (Saccharin) is the first popular artificial sweetening agent. It was discovered in 1879. Its sweetness is 500 times more than cane sugar. It can be excreted from urine without getting changed. So, it is harmless and good for diabetic patients and people who control calorie intake. Hence, the name of one sweetening agent which is used to make sweets for diabetic patients is Saccharin.

Additional Information:

1.) Aspartame is another artificial sweetener that is 100 times sweet of cane sugar. Its use is restricted to soft drinks and cold foods as it is not stable in cooking temperature.
2.) Alitame is another artificial sweetener that is stable than aspartame but while using it sweetness is difficult to be controlled.
3.) Sucralose is another sweetener which is a trichloro derivative of sucrose. Its taste and appearance are like sugar. It is stable at cooking temperature and also does not provide calories.

Note: Students might confuse why the diabetic patients are not allowed to consume sugar. The primary energy source of our body is glucose which is produced from food. Diabetic patients cannot produce enough insulin that absorbs glucose from blood. This causes an increase in blood glucose level. If they consume sugar, glucose levels in their body increase faster which is dangerous.