A high sugar diet increases the risk of developing dental cavities, and diabetes. It can also lead to weight gain as sugary food and drinks tend to be calorie-dense.

The current WHO recommendation is that adults and children reduce their daily intake of free sugars to less than 10% of their total energy intake. A further reduction to below 5% or roughly 25 grams (6 teaspoons) per day would provide additional health benefits.

To put this into context, 3 teaspoons of sugar or 1table spoon of honey comes with as much as 12-15g ‘free’ sugar. So a sprinkling of sugar or a drizzle of honey on your morning porridge could have over half your recommended intake.

‘Free’ sugars are typically concentrated sugars and are often added to our food to enhance flavour. They can include sources including glucose, cane sugar, syrup, honey, agave, coconut sugar, fruit juices as well as hard and soft gummy sweets.

IntenSweet® uses a combination of low-calorie sweeteners and low glycaemic index sweeteners in the product range.

Swapping sugar for our low-calorie sweetener range helps you reduce your daily sugar and calorie intake while still enjoying the sweet taste of your favourite foods and beverages.

Swapping sugar for our low Glycaemic Sweetener helps you reduce your daily sugar intake, protect the health of your teeth, avoid blood sugar spikes, while still enjoying your favourite baked treats.

Unlike many sweeteners, IntenSweet’s product range has no bitter aftertaste!

IntenSweet® Low-Calorie Sweeteners: SKU’s: IntenSweet®  250g tub, IntenSweet 100g pouch and IntenSweet 1g sachets

Most low-calorie sweeteners used in making foods and drinks have a much higher sweetening power than glucose or cane sugar and provide a sweet taste with practically no, calories. Each one of the different low-calorie sweeteners has a unique characteristic, taste profile and different application in foods and drinks.

IntenSweet® Low GI Sweeteners: SKU’s: IntenSweet® Low GI SpoonForSpoon 500g pouch

Isomaltulose is Low Glycaemic Index (Low GI) sweetener. Even though it contains nearly the same calories as cane sugar, Isomaltulose digests slowly, preventing any blood sugar spikes and keeping you feeling fuller for This helps prevent overeating. Isomaltulose is also tooth-friendly.

IntenSweet Low GI SpoonForSpoon is suitable as a direct replacement for sugar for use in making cakes, cupcakes and muffins giving you the same mouthfeel and texture in cakes, cupcakes, muffins, puddings and other baked goods.

Another benefit of IntenSweet Low GI SpoonForSpoon is it doesn’t cause bloating or other digestive upset caused by eating baked goods containing sugar alcohol such as Xylitol and Erythritol.

Isomaltulose is the main ingredient in IntenSweet® SpoonForSpoon. Isomaltulose is a naturally sourced smart carbohydrate from sugar beet and made through an enzymatic process.

Isomaltulose provides the same energy as cane sugar but digests slowly thanks to its low-glycemic profile. By improving fat oxidation (fat burning), Isomaltulose helps with weight management. In addition, it is non-cariogenic and gentle on teeth.

Worldwide, Acesulfame potassium (or acesulfame-K), sodium cyclamate, and sucralose low-calorie sweeteners are among the most thoroughly tested food ingredients. Numerous regulatory bodies around the world have confirmed their safety.

The regulatory bodies involved in safety assessment, as with all food additives, for a low-calorie sweetener to be approved for use on the market, it must first undergo a thorough safety assessment by the competent food safety authority.

At an international level, the responsibility of evaluating the safety of all additives, including low-calorie sweeteners, rests with the Joint Expert Scientific Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) of the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

JECFA serves as an independent scientific committee that performs safety assessments and provides advice to the Codex Alimentarius, a body of the FAO-WHO, and the member countries of these organisations.

Only when there is strong evidence of no safety concern is a food additive permitted for use in foods.

What is the Acceptable Daily Intake of IntenSweet® low-calorie sweeteners (ADI)?

The Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) is defined as the amount of an approved food additive that can be consumed daily in the diet, over a lifetime, without appreciable health risk. ADI is expressed on a bodyweight basis: in milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight (BW) per day.

How the Acceptable Daily Intake is Established

Regulatory authorities derive the ADI based on the daily maximum intake that can be given to test animals throughout life without producing any adverse biological effects, known as the No-Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL). The NOAEL is then divided by a 100-fold safety factor to establish the ADI. The 100-fold safety factor is to cover for possible differences between species and also within species, for example, special population groups, such as children and pregnant women (Renwick, 2006; Barlow 2009). The use of the ADI principle for toxicological evaluation and safety assessment of food additives is accepted by all regulatory bodies worldwide.

Isomaltulose is NOT a food additive on the international (CODEX) level, thus, there is NO acceptable daily intake (ADI) established.

The low-calorie sweeteners usedS in IntenSweet® products (Acesulfame-K, and Sodium cyclamate have a much higher sweetening power than cane sugar. We use a small amount of maltodextrin to make sure these very concentrated intense sweeteners are easy to measure and dissolve easily.

The IntenSweet® Range is suitable for people with diabetes as part of a balanced diet since the products used do not raise blood glucose levels as cane sugar does. As with other low-calorie sweetener products, IntenSweet® low-calorie range does contain a small amount of carbohydrate per serving to provide volume for a consumer-friendly dose.

Yes, the IntenSweet® Range is suitable and safe for children over 2 years, however, because growing children need carbohydrates, we would recommend using including IntenSweet® SpoonForSpoon as a low GI, tooth-friendly alternative to cane sugar or children.