Estimated intake of intense sweeteners from non-alcoholic beverages in Denmark

Torben Leth (1) , Niels Fabricius (1) , Sisse Fagt (2)

1 Food Chemistry
2 Nutrition

In 1999 116 samples of non-alcoholic beverages were analysed for the intense sweeteners cyclamate, acesulfame-K, aspartame and saccharin. High contents of cyclamate close to the maximum permitted level in 1999 of 400 mg/L were found in many soft drinks. The estimated intake of the sweeteners was calculated using the Danish Dietary Survey based on 3098 persons aged 1-80 years. The estimated intake with 90th percentiles of 0.7, 4.0 and 0.2 mg/kg bw/day for acesulfame-K, aspartame and saccharin respectively was much lower than the ADI values of 15 mg/kg bw/day, 40 mg/kg bw/day and 2.5 mg/kg bw/day for acesulfame-K, aspartame and saccharin respectively. However, the 90th percentile of the estimated cyclamate intake in 1-3 year olds was close to the ADI value of 7 mg/kg bw/day and the 99th percentile in the 1-10 year olds far exceeded the ADI value. Boys aged 7-10 year had a significantly higher estimated intake of cyclamate than girls. The 90th percentile for the whole population was 1.8 mg/kg bw/day.

Mots clés: Life Sciences

Torben Leth, Niels Fabricius, Sisse Fagt. Estimated intake of intense sweeteners from non-alcoholic beverages in Denmark. Food Additives and Contaminants, 2007, 24 (03), pp.227-235. ⟨10.1080/02652030601019429⟩. ⟨hal-00577515⟩