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The Sweetness Concentration‐Response of R,R‐Monatin, a Naturally Occurring High‐Potency Sweetener
Author(s) -
Fry John C.,
Yurttas Nese,
Biermann Kari L.,
Lindley Michael G.,
Goulson Melanie J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02885.x
Subject(s) - sweetness , potency , food science , chemistry , taste , biochemistry , in vitro
Monatin, known by the common and usual name arruva, is a zero‐calorie, high‐potency sweetener naturally occurring in the plant Sclerochiton ilicifolius A.Meeuse. The sweetness concentration‐response (C‐R) behavior of the most potent isomer (R,R‐) in room‐temperature (21 °C) water was determined using two‐alternative forced choice discrimination tests with a minimum of 69 tasters. Results were processed by a method previously published to obtain isosweet concentrations of sucrose for 8 monatin concentrations up to 240 mg/L. These were used to construct a C‐R plot. The equation for the resultant hyperbolic curve relating sucrose equivalent (SE,%) to monatin concentration ([monatin], mg/L) was SE = 26.7 ×[monatin]/(69.6 +[monatin]). R,R‐monatin has a potency above 3000 at 5% sucrose equivalent, making it one of the most potently sweet naturally occurring substances known. Practical Application: Monatin is a naturally occurring, zero‐calorie, high‐potency sweetener. We have measured the sweetness of monatin over a range of concentrations. This information will help developers of zero‐, low‐ and reduced‐calorie products formulate with monatin.