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FOOD FACT ! CHOCO DRINK MAGFOOD WITHOUT ARTIFICIAL SWEETEST
Choco Drink Magfood, is a Powder Drink product made with natural ingredients without artificial sweeteners such as Aspartame, Saccharin or Cyclamate.
Do you know what Artificial Sweetener is?
Artificial (synthetic) sweeteners are additives that can add sweetness to food, but have no nutritional value. At first, the use of artificial sweeteners was only intended for diabetics. Examples of artificial sweeteners are saccharin, cyclamate, aspartame, dulcine, synthetic sorbitol, nitropropoxy-aniline.
But in its use, many aspects need to be considered as a basis for consideration in determining the type of artificial sweetener to be used such as the licensing stipulated by BPOM (Food and Drug Supervisory Agency as stated in PerBPOM No. 11 of 2019 concerning Food Additives, besides that, it is also necessary to consider the level of sweetness, toxicity, and its effect on the metabolism of the human body, as well as the limit on the maximum amount of its use as a basis for consideration (Ambarsari et al. 2008).
Basically, artificial sweeteners (artificial sweeteners) are compounds that have substantially higher levels of sweetness, ranging from 30 to thousands of times sweeter than sucrose. or granulated sugar (Usmiati & Yuliani 2004).
Are Artificial Sweeteners Dangerous?
The use of artificial sweeteners needs to be watched out because in excessive amounts it will cause side effects that are detrimental to health. The results showed that some types of artificial sweeteners have the potential to cause tumors and are carcinogenic. Therefore, WHO has determined the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) or the need per person per day, which is 0-5 mg/kg BW/day. Research results from the Jakarta Consumers Institute (LKJ) show that nine out of 48 types of food, especially children’s food, use artificial sweeteners (aspartame, saccharin, and cyclamate), which can negatively affect the brain nerves and cancer. The use of these materials in European countries has long been prohibited (Shah 2005).
Meanwhile, the side effects of using excessive BTP in the short term are abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting, while in the long term it can cause cancer, tumors, and neurological disorders. , impaired liver function, gastric irritation, and changes in cell function (Saparinto & Hidayati 2006).
According to Santosa (2005) Artificial sweeteners in the blood can cause damage to various organs, including the liver. This is caused by the ability of artificial sweeteners to form free radicals in the body and reduce the ability of antioxidants so that by itself oxidative stress will occur. In addition, various studies have shown that artificial sweeteners can directly cause disturbances in the normal biochemical processes of the hepatobiliary system and can also cause liver cell necrosis.
That’s why Choco Drink Magfood has the advantage and is the right choice for your business.
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Contact :
PT. Magfood Food Innovation
Jl. Duren Tiga Raya No.46 South Jakarta
Tel / WA : 08111397161
Website : www.magfood.com
Resources :
Ambarsari I, Qanytah & Bachelor. 2008. Implementation of Standards on the Use of Artificial Sweeteners in Food Products. Center for the Assessment of Technology. etc.: Agriculture in Central Java. In Journal.unnes.ac.id
Pricill. 2013. Aspartame Identification. In the ub.ac.id Blog, accessed on 24/08/2020
Saparianto C & Hidayati D. 2006. Food Additives. Yogyakarta: Kanisius in Journal.unnes.ac.id
Santosa MH. 2005. Acute and subacute toxicity test of ethanol extract and aqueous extract of the stem bark of Artocarpus champeden Spreng with histopathological parameters of mouse liver. Airlangga Pharmacy Magazine: 91-5. In Journal.unnes.ac.id
Syah D. 2005. The Benefits and Hazards of Food Additives. Bogor: Faculty of Agricultural Technology IPB. In Journal.unnes.ac.id
Usmiati S & Yuliani S. 2004. Natural and artificial sweeteners for health. Report on Research and Development of Industrial Plants 10(1): 13-17. In Journal.unnes.ac.id
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