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Current research trends of analytical methods for non-nutritive sweeteners

Non-nutritive sweeteners 분석을 위한 최근 분석기술 동향

  • Yun, Choong-In (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Jun (Lab of Nanobio, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
  • 윤충인 (성균관대학교 식품생명공학과) ;
  • 김영준 (서울과학기술대학교 나노바이오연구소)
  • Received : 2022.01.24
  • Accepted : 2022.02.23
  • Published : 2022.03.30
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Abstract

Due to the recent demand for low-calorie foods, consumers are looking for alternative sweeteners that can control blood sugar, low risk of tooth decay and low calories. Regulations for permitted sweeteners in food vary from every country, and it is important for the government and the food industry to monitor products containing these sweeteners to ensure global compliance. Therefore, rapid, precise, and accurate analysis for food matrices should be applied to quality control, market surveillance, monitoring, and evaluation of food additive intake in the food industry. To analyze sweeteners simultaneously, it is essential to develop an efficient and rapid analytical method and to perform appropriate pretreatment steps such as solvent extraction and purification. This study presented the recent analysis trends about the suitable extraction method for food matrices focusing on non-nutritive sweeteners. Additionally, techniques for multi-compounds analysis using HPLC and LC-MS/MS and non-destructive analysis techniques using FT-IR were comprehensively described.

최근 저칼로리 식품에 대한 수요로 인해 청량 음료 등 다양한 식품에서 비영양 감미료 사용이 증가하고 있다. 소비자들은 혈당 조절이 가능하고 치아 부식 위험이 적으며 낮은 칼로리를 갖는 대체 감미료를 찾고 있으며, 설탕에 비해 감미도가 높은 비영양 감미료가 식품에 널리 사용되고 있다. 식품에 허용되는 감미료 목록 및 함량 기준은 국가마다 다르며, 규제기관과 식품 산업체 등은 감미료가 사용된 제품을 모니터링하여 전세계 규정을 준수하는지 확인하는 것이 중요하다. 또한, 식품첨가물로서 감미료를 국민들이 얼마나 섭취하며, 이로부터 안전성에는 문제가 없는지에 대한 섭취량 평가를 실시하려면 식품 매트릭스에 따른 정확하고, 재현성 있는 분석법이 수반되어야 한다. 즉, 식품산업의 품질 관리, 시장 감시 및 모니터링 등에 적용되는 다양한 감미료를 동시에 분석하기 위해서는 효율적이고 신속한 분석법의 개발이 필수적이고, 해당하는 매트릭스에 따라 용매 추출, 정제 등 적절한 전처리 단계를 수행하는 것이 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 비영양 감미료를 중심으로 최근 분석 동향을 조사하고, 각 식품 유형에 적합한 추출방법을 선택하는 데에 도움이 되도록 방법 및 결과를 제시하였다. 또한 국내 및 국외 공인시험법을 조사하고, HPLC, LC-MS/MS를 이용한 다성분 동시분석에 대한 기술과 FT-IR 등을 이용한 비파괴 분석 기술까지 종합적으로 정리하였다.

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