Sweetener Foods, The Danger Of It

The dangers of food sweeteners we eat e everyday

Food sweetening substances are greater advancement in the field of chemistry. It is used widely in Nigeria for the production of juice, powdered juice, wine, yoghurt, milk, beverages and other food drinks and food substance. It is cheaper and 200 times sweeter than sugar and saccharin, there are several and server side effects that comes along with the consumption of these chemical compounds. Nigerian legislators, like other country legislators do not make any comment on these substances.

Some of the chemical compound food sweetener includes:

NEOTAME-cancer  causing substance

ACESULPHAME-Used in the sweetening of flavours drinks and some other drinks. It can cause cancer  when taken in large dosage or quantity.

ASPARTAME-used in the sweetening of powdered juices, It can cause cancer when taken in large quantity and it prevent the quick healing of wounds even when taken in small quantity.

CYCLAMATES-food sweetener that contains very toxic substance that can cause bladder cancer, its has been bound in the USA.