Annotated Bibliography

The Columbia Encyclopedia talks about artificial sweeteners. They go over the facts and figures of three different sweeteners, saccharin, cyclamates, and aspartame. Claiming that they are all many many times sweeter then regular sugar.

"artificial sweetener." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008.
Encyclopedia.com. 21 Oct. 2010 .

This article talked about other, not so common ways to use sweeteners. In products such as wine, baking, and food browning and carmelization. Because of these unusual uses, artificial sweeteners are becoming even more popular, manufactures are finding a way to use them besides the normal soda and coffee sweetener.

"sweetener." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 21
Oct. 2010
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In “One Lump or Two?” it is argued that artificial sweetener; Splenda in particular, can cause cancer. A U.S. study by a group of scientists found sucralose doesn’t give the beneficial gut bacteria in rats. I found this article under the discipline of Environmental Sciences.

McNeil. "One Lump or Two?" EBSCO Host. Nov. 2008. Web. 19 Oct. 2010.
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In “The Intensity of Sweetness” Anon talks about the global markets for artificial sweeteners. The growth in markets for the sweeteners, sugar confectionery applications, new product development, and potential future trends are all discussed. This article is mostly about the future and economic growth of sweeteners rather then their effects on the consumers. I found this article under the discipline of Food Science.

Anon. "The Intensity of Sweeteners." EBSCOHost. 2010. Web. 19 Oct. 2010.
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