Can Children Eat Isomaltulose?

In the process of raising children, people may encounter various problems. Many babies like to eat candy and sweets, not to mention children, adults like it. Because desserts bring people happiness, and sweetness makes people feel happy. Because sweets have the functions of replenishing Qi and blood, relieving muscle tension and detoxification, and can quickly replenish energy for the human body. Then let's talk about the things about sugar.

With the development of the times, sweets that originally made people happy have gradually become "bad sugars". It is not difficult to find that the current packaging will focus on selling points such as "0 sucrose", "sugar-free" and "0 sugar". Carry out product promotion to prove the health of food. Why is this? There are two reasons: one is excessive consumption. Excessive consumption not only hurts teeth and causes obesity, but also hurts eyes and stomach, causing stones. Second, the current living standard is high and too much energy calories are obtained, so sugar with lower calories is needed instead.

Then children want to eat sugar, but parents don't want their children to have caries after eating, difficult to digest or worry about their children getting fat. What should people do? At this time, it is necessary to have a good understanding of isomaltulose.

What is isomaltulose?

Isomaltulose is a natural sugar substitute found in products such as sugarcane and honey, which does not cause tooth decay. It is white crystal, sweet taste (sweetness is about 42% of sucrose), odorless, acid-resistant, and not easy to hydrolyze. It can be used as a carbohydrate to provide calories, and it can also be used as a sweet substance to provide sweetness.

What kind of people is isomaltulose suitable for?

Isomaltulose is non-cariogenic, especially suitable for children. Tooth decay is the bacteria contained in the plaque attached to the surface of the teeth. If you eat too much sugar, the bacteria in the plaque, such as Streptococcus mutans, ferment sucrose to produce acid, causing calcium to dissolve, thereby causing decay. In addition, Streptococcus mutans can also synthesize insoluble and highly adhesive glucan from sucrose, which can adhere to teeth and produce plaque. Isomaltulose cannot be used by microorganisms that cause tooth decay in the mouth, and of course it will not produce insoluble glucan. Therefore, it will not cause tooth decay and periodontal disease problems.

With intestinal probiotic function--Isomaltulose is suitable for the general public. Isomaltulose is an excellent bifidobacterial proliferation factor. Isomaltulose cannot be used by the human body and most microbial enzyme systems. However, it can be decomposed by bifidobacteria in the human intestine and promote their growth.

Suitable for diabetic patients. Because isomaltulose is absorbed much slower than sucrose, the cumulative increase in blood sugar levels in the body after ingestion is much lower, and the changes in insulin and blood sugar levels in the blood are not large, so it can be used with confidence.

Suitable for obese, afraid of obesity, high blood pressure, and high fat people. Isomaltulose is low in calories, only 4Kacl/g. It is more suitable for obese and hypertensive people.

Suitable for athletes. The slow hydrolysis and absorption rate makes it more suitable for athletes. After isomaltulose enters the human body, it can be hydrolyzed into glucose and fructose, which are the same as sucrose decomposition products, by the complex catalysis of carbohydrase-isomaltase in the small intestine, and then digested and absorbed. Since its hydrolysis rate is one-fifth of sucrose, it can be inferred that the absorption rate of isomaltulose is much slower than sucrose. In addition, isomaltulose can be completely digested and absorbed and converted into energy, so it is particularly suitable for providing energy for long-term physical exercise.

The application of isomaltulose

If you don't want to consume too much white sugar, you can indeed choose some sugar substitutes. For sugar substitutes, generally sugar alcohols, oligosaccharides or sweeteners that can replace sucrose without raising blood sugar can be used. At this time, you can try isomaltulose, which is still very healthy in terms of preventing high blood sugar, high blood lipids, obesity, etc.