Effect of sucrose replacement on nutritional parameters and sensory characteristics of the lollipops with isomaltulose

¹ Department of Tobacco, Sugar, Vegetable and Essential Oils, University of Food Technologies, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
² Department of Tourism and Culinary Management, University of Food Technologies, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

^* Corresponding author: raina.h@abv.bg

Abstract

Lollipops are one of the most popular confectionary products among the consumers of all over the world. The main ingredient for their production is crystal sugar (sucrose). Its partial or complete replacement with suitable alternatives and sweeteners leads to change in sensory profile of lollipops and the overall perception by consumers. The use of isomaltulose may be consider as a revolution in confectionary industry due to its characteristics as a functional, digestible, non-cariogenic and just as important as a low glycaemic disaccharide. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of isomaltulose as a sugar replacement in lollipops on main nutritional parameters and sensory characteristics as appearance (color and opacity), taste, aroma also the texture attribute perceived in a mouth. Results shown that isomaltulose can affect significantly the sensory and texture profile of the lollipops comparing the control products with sucrose. The data shows that samples have the same energy values of 388 kcal/g but sample obtained with isomaltulose has about 12% lower glycaemic indicator.