Sweeteners from citrus? Researchers find sweetness-enhancing compounds from citrus cultivars

By Mary Ellen Shoup

10-Oct-2022 Last updated on 10-Oct-2022 at 18:08 GMT

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Researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) have found eight new sweetness-enhancing compounds in 11 citrus cultivars that could offer improved palatability and lower sugar content in food and beverage formulations.

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