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Area of Science:

  • Nutrition Science
  • Consumer Health Education
  • Food Science

Background:

  • Non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) are widely used in food products.
  • Understanding of NNS is crucial for making informed dietary and health decisions.
  • Limited research exists on the depth of knowledge regarding NNS among university students.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the depth of knowledge about non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) among university health and science students.
  • To evaluate students' ability to define, recall, and identify various NNS.
  • To identify factors influencing NNS knowledge depth.

Main Methods:

  • An online survey was administered to 493 university health and science students.
  • Assessed knowledge through definition recall, memory-based examples, and a click-drag exercise identifying NNS by chemical and trade names.
  • Compared NNS identification accuracy against decoy NNS, caloric sweeteners, and food items.

Main Results:

  • Students provided basic NNS definitions with limited elements of knowledge depth.
  • Recall of NNS from memory was low, with higher scores among non-NNS users and food label readers.
  • NNS were more accurately identified by trade name than chemical name.
  • Decoy NNS were frequently misidentified as real NNS, indicating confusion.

Conclusions:

  • University students possess inadequate knowledge regarding non-nutritive sweeteners.
  • This knowledge gap may hinder understanding of NNS consumption and their role in dietary health.
  • Targeted educational interventions may be necessary to improve NNS literacy.