A comprehensive database of declared high-intensity sweeteners in Brazilian commercial products and updated exposure assessment. (November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Takehara, Carolina T.; Nicoluci, Ícaro G.; Andrade, Talita F.S.; Arisseto-Bragotto, Adriana P.
• Is Part Of: Food research international. Volume 161(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-11
• Subjects: Additives -- Nonnutritive sweeteners -- Sugar -- Labeling -- Risk assessment -- Food safety; HIS high-intensity sweeteners -- POF Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares (Household Budget Survey) -- IBGE Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística -- ADI Acceptable Daily Intake -- WHO World Health Organization -- ANVISA Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (National Health Surveillance Agency) -- RDC Resolução da Diretoria Colegiada -- MS Ministério da Saúde (Ministry of Health) -- INS International Numbering System -- JECFA Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives -- FAO Food and Agriculture Organization -- EDI Estimated daily intake -- bw body weight -- SP São Paulo -- PR Paraná -- EFSA European Food Safety Authority; Food -- Analysis -- Periodicals; Food industry and trade -- Periodicals; Food industry and trade -- Canada -- Periodicals; Food Technology -- Periodicals; Food -- Periodicals; Food-Processing Industry -- Periodicals; Aliments -- Industrie et commerce -- Périodiques; Aliments -- Industrie et commerce -- Canada -- Périodiques; Aliments -- Recherche -- Périodiques; Food industry and trade; Canada; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 664.005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111899
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0963-9969

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Highlights: Declared high-intensity sweeteners (HIS) were found in 1869 Brazilian products. Sucralose and acesulfame K were the most frequent HIS. There was a predominance of only one sweetener in the products. The estimated intake of HIS for average consumers was below the ADI. Abstract: Government regulatory actions and public policies to reduce sugar consumption were recently implemented in Brazil. To evaluate their potential impact on the supply of products containing high-intensity sweeteners (HIS) and on dietary exposure to these substances, this study aimed to create a comprehensive database on HIS declared in Brazilian commercial products and estimate their intake through consumption of these products. The occurrence of HIS was evaluated through labeling information of 1869 commercial products available in the Brazilian market, collected between January 2021 and August 2021, and the daily intake was estimated for eight HIS (acesulfame K, advantame, aspartame, cyclamate, steviol glycosides, neotame, saccharin and sucralose) using a deterministic approach by multiplying the maximum permitted levels of HIS in foods and beverages by the consumption data of these products. The consumption data were obtained from the report of Household Budget Survey (POF/IBGE), conducted from 2017 to 2018 through a 24-hour dietary recall applied to 46, 164 individuals aged 10 years and over, which included only average data (i.e. average consumption for the general population or subgroups). The most frequent HIS in the investigated products were sucralose (26.8 %; n = 938) and acesulfame K (21.7 %; n = 759), and although the combination of sweeteners is a common practice in the food industry, there was a predominance of only one substance in the investigated products (46.7 %; n = 873). The estimated intake of HIS for average consumers was below the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) and does not suggest a toxicological concern. A similar scenario was observed for high consumers, except for cyclamate and steviol glycosides, which corresponded to 144 % and 131 % of their respective ADIs in the general population. To our knowledge, this is the most comprehensive database on HIS in Brazil and the most recent exposure assessment performed nationally.