SOFHT Breakfast Club - Sugar A Sweet Poison

Professor Julian Cooper, Chair of IFST’s Scientific Committee, will be speaking at SOFHT Breakfast Club event taking place on 28 February 2018.

Professor Cooper will provide an overview, description and analysis of the following points:

  • What are sugars?
  • What do sugars do in products? i.e. sugars functionality
  • Hidden sugars – what is on the label?
  • Reformulation of products containing sugar – the challenges
  • High intensity sweeteners e.g. Aspartame and steviol glycosides
  • Compare and contrast ‘artificial’ vs ‘natural’ sweeteners and compare and contrast these in the context of reformulation taking into account the differing requirements in different products including soft drinks

More information about the event can be found here

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT SUGARS?

Read IFST's Information Statement on Sugars