The sweetening agent that is used in the preparation of sweets for a diabetic patient is -
1. Saccharin.
2. Aspartame.
3. Glucose.
4. Both 1 and 2
The compound that cannot be used as a food preservative is -
1. Table salt
2. Black pepper
3. Vegetable oil
4. Sodium benzoate
The use of aspartame is limited to cold foods and drinks because:
| 1. | It is unstable when heated and decomposes at cooking temperature. |
| 2. | It is 500 times sweeter than cane sugar. |
| 3. | It becomes bitter at cooking temperature. |
| 4. | It reacts with the food at cooking temperature. |
Artificial sweetening agents are:
| 1. | Chemicals that sweeten food and do not add calories to our body. |
| 2. | Chemicals that sweeten food and add calories to our body. |
| 3. | Chemicals that do not sweeten food and do not add calories to our body. |
| 4. | Chemicals that do not sweeten food and add calories to our body. |
Alitame should be avoided as an artificial sweetener because -
1. It adds calories.
2. It is required in higher quantities.
3. It gives a peculiar smell.
4. It is difficult to control the sweetness.