Table 6 Summary of ingredient’s information, health benefits, and side effects of the ED that are available in the market according to the classes of artificial sweeteners
From: Is the consumption of energy drink beneficial or detrimental to health: a comprehensive review?
Classes of nutrients | Ingredient's name | Examples of ED containing the ingredient | Information on ingredients | Health benefits | Side effects | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Artificial sweeteners | Aspartame |
| Aspartame (E951) is a dipeptide-based synthetic sweetener that is nearly 180–200 times sweeter than sucrose while having a low calorific value | Restrict sucrose intake by acting as a sugar substitute and release a very small amount of energy. Since it is digested more slowly than sucrose, blood sugar levels stay steadier over time | Aspartame metabolites may also be a primary cause for adverse effects, such as headache, compromised memory, mood changes, and depression and others which are not being identified yet (Lindseth et al. 2014) | Lindseth et al. (2014) |
Sucralose |
| Sucralose is a modified version of ordinary sugar (sucrose) with the E number E955 attached to it. It is typically available in granular, liquid, or mini-tablet form under the brand name “Splenda,” or as individual Canderel yellow packets (not other versions of Canderel as they contain different sweeteners). Sucralose has no calories, but because it is so sweet (about 600 times sweeter than sugar) | Improvement in weight loss, as well as prevention of tooth decay, diabetes and reactive hypoglycemia (Lindseth et al. 2014) | There is lack of evidence or study in regards to the toxicity and carcinogenic effect of sucralose consumption | Lindseth et al. (2014) |
