Answer the following questions about the sweetener that you have selected.
- Select a sweetener.
- Explore the history of the sweetener (when it was developed, its composition).
- Discuss safety and the sweetener that you have selected.
- Examine the relationship between the sweetener that you have selected and obesity
| ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENT | POINTS |
| Indicate the sweetener that you have selected. | /3 |
| Discuss the history of the sweetener. Make sure to include all of the background on this ingredient-when it was discovered, its composition by whom it was discovered, its chemical makeup, its first use, its sweetening capabilities and what foods it can be used in. | /6 |
| Discuss the safety of the sweetener you have selected. | /6 |
| Examine the relationship (if there is one) between the sweetener that you selected and obesity. Make sure to this research this ingredient and obesity as there are often connections between the two | /6 |
| Mechanics (includes name, citations within body of essay, proper spelling, grammar, and separate bibliography) | /4 |
| Total Points | /25 |