Dietary intake and risk assessment of sweeteners in prepared beverages among adolescents in Hunan province,China
[Objective]To verify the content of sweeteners in ready-made beverages in Hunan province,China,and the potential health risks to adolescents.[Methods]Total 850 samples of prepared beverages were collected from beverage stores across Hunan province,and the content of sweeteners in ready-made beverages was detected by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry(HPLC-MS).Combined with the consumption of ready-made beverages among adolescents,the exposure levels of sodium saccharin,cyclamate and acesulfame in ready-made beverages among adolescents in Hunan province were evaluated.[Results]The average daily exposure and P97.5 exposure of ready-made beverage cyclamate in adolescents in Hunan Province were 0.024 8 mg/kg BW(0.230%of ADI)and 0.157 0 mg/kg BW(1.430%of ADI),respectively,and the average daily exposure and P97.5 exposure of acesulfame were 0.017 6 mg/kg BW(0.120%of ADI)and 0.091 2 mg/kg BW(0.608%of ADI),respectively.The intake of sweeteners was below the safe intake value.[Conclusion]At present,the dietary exposure of freshly prepared beverage sweeteners in Hunan Province poses a low risk to the health of adolescents and is at an acceptable level.