Friday, February 09, 2007

How Sweet It Is

In class we read about licorice and one article stated that licorice is 50 times sweeter than sugar. I was puzzled by the claim. How can you measure the magnitude of sweetness? Also, sugar substitutes often claim to be sweeter than sugar. The following site explains the types of scientific and organoleptic testing used to evaluate sweetness.

http://www.science.edu.sg/ssc/detailed.jsp?artid=67&type=6&root=3&parent=3&cat=30

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