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2. Functional sweeteners

The functional monosaccharides are mainly fructose and L-monosaccharides. Functional oligosaccharides mainly include: stachyose, raffinose, lactulose, fructooligosaccharides, xylo-oligosaccharides, galactooligosaccharides, isomaltose and so on. Functional sugar alcohols mainly include: sorbitol/mannitol, maltitol, xylitol, etc.

Intense sweeteners are also functional sweeteners, and their sweetness is usually tens to tens of thousands of times that of sucrose. Common ones are: sweetener, steviol glycosides, sodium cyclamate, acesulfame, sodium saccharin and alitame.

The metabolism of fructose is not controlled by insulin in the body, which can be eaten by diabetics and is not easy to caries. Functional oligosaccharides cannot be digested and absorbed by humans, have low calories, and can be utilized by probiotics in the gut. It is a water-soluble dietary fiber, which can prevent constipation and promote mineral absorption. The metabolism of functional sugar alcohols in the human body has nothing to do with insulin, has no dental caries effect, and has a similar effect to dietary fiber.