SweeGen announces successful commercialization of Bestevia™ Reb-M
February 27, 2017
Customer feedback on the product has been exceptional, which includes a major global beverage company that recently used SweeGen’s Bestevia™ Reb-M in its large-scale trial for one of its bottled beverages.
The leading sub-categories in 2015 with a diabetic positioning were sugar & sweeteners, accounting for 15% of product launches
December 19, 2016
There has been increasing focus on new product development in the sugar free, no added sugar and low sugar space, in order to garner interest from the wider demographic of health conscious consumers—not just diabetics or the obese.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a GRAS (generally recognized as safe) No Objection Letter for Cargill's next-generation sweetener, EverSweet™, qualifying it for use in food and beverages.
ADM, GLG partner to bring low-calorie stevia, monk fruit sweeteners to customers worldwide
June 6, 2016
Archer Daniels Midland Company and GLG Life Tech Corporation announced a new partnership to manufacture, market, sell and distribute low-calorie stevia and monk fruit sweeteners to customers around the globe.
Tagatose and others have huge potential as consumption of sugar and sweeteners rises 30% to 292 million metric tons in 2024, according to Lux Research
February 4, 2016
Along with trends toward natural and healthy ingredients, this growth will create big opportunities for each of several emerging alternative natural sweeteners, according to Lux Research.
Shipments of sugar substitutes to foodservice outlets increase as consumers become more watchful of sugar foods
December 2, 2015
Sugar is now the top item consumers are trying to avoid in their diets and is neck-and-neck with calories as the top item they look for on nutrition facts labels, finds The NPD Group, a leading global information company.
Sucrose remains the dominant ingredient but health concerns, led by an obesity epidemic, drive the global sweetener market toward alternatives
November 26, 2014
Driven by the global rise of obesity, diabetes, and other health concerns, alternative sweeteners have gained a 12% share of the $73.4 billion global market for sweeteners and 22% of its volume by sucrose equivalent (SE), according to Lux Research.