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Artificial and Natural Sweeteners

Questions about the properties, chemical composition, and uses of various sweeteners including aspartame, sucralose, neotame, and natural sweet proteins

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following pairs represents natural sweeteners?

  1. Acesulfame-K, sucralose
  2. Sorbitol, xylitol
  3. Alitame, xylitol
  4. Saccharin, sorbitol
  5. Sorbitol, acesulfame-K
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

________ is moderately heat-stable, extremely potent, rapidly metabolized, completely eliminated, does not appear to accumulate in the body and 13,000 times sweeter than sucrose.

  1. Sucrolose
  2. Saccharin
  3. Alitame
  4. Aspartame
  5. Neotame
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which among the following is a sweet protein obtained from Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii?

  1. Brazzein
  2. Curculin
  3. Mogroside
  4. Monellin
  5. Mabinlin
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the columns and select the correct answer.

 
Sweetener agents Sweetness values
P. Alitame 1. 8000
Q. Neotame 2. 550
R. Sucralose 3. 2000
S. Saccharin 4. 600
  1. P - 4, Q - 1, R - 3, S - 2
  2. P - 3, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 2
  3. P - 1, Q - 3, R - 2, S - 4
  4. P - 1, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 2
  5. P - 3, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 2
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Identify the incorrect statement.

P. Thaumatin is a mixture of proteins and has sweetness value of 2000.
Q. Mogroside is a natural sweetener and has the sweetness value of 300.
R. Curculin has lower sweetness value than mabinlin.

  1. Only P
  2. Only Q
  3. Only R
  4. P and Q
  5. Q and R
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following compounds are not broken down by the body and are non-caloric?

  1. Pentadin, thaumatin
  2. Glucin, thaumatin
  3. Alitame, sucralose
  4. Sucralose, xylitol
  5. Glucin, pentadine
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following natural sugar substitutes is a glycoprotein extracted from the fruit of Synsepalum dulcificum?

  1. Curculin
  2. Miraculin
  3. Monellin
  4. Thaumatin
  5. Pentadin
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following artificial sweeteners contains chlorine and is stable at cooking temperature?

  1. Saccharin
  2. Sucralose
  3. Aspartame
  4. Alitame
  5. Sucrose
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following non-saccharides is a methyl ester of aminosuccinic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide?

  1. Aspartame
  2. Assugrin
  3. Steviol glycoside
  4. Stevia
  5. Xylitol
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which among the following is a non-saccharide, dipeptide sweetener used as a sugar substitute in some foods and beverages?

  1. Sucralose
  2. NutraSweet
  3. Splenda
  4. Sodium cyclamate
  5. Stevia
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

P. Sucralose is a trichloro derivative of sucrose.
Q. Aspartame is a methyl ester and has sweetness value of 100.
R. Acesulfame-K is used as an antifertility agent.

  1. Only P
  2. Only Q
  3. Only R
  4. P and Q
  5. Q and R
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Assertion: Sucralose is an artificial sweetener.
Reason: Sucralose is used in the making of sweets for diabetic patients.

Directions: In the following question, there are two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Consider both the statements independently and mark your answer as under:

1. A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. A and R both are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is correct and R is incorrect.
4. A is incorrect and R is correct.
5. A and R both are incorrect.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. (5)
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