Ajinomoto’s zero-calorie sweetener, advantame, has been approved in Canada
May 1, 2017
Ajinomoto’s zero-calorie sweetener, advantame, has been approved in Canada. Due to its clean, sugar-like taste, functionality and cost effectiveness, advantame can be used to replace caloric sweeteners and other high-potency sweeteners in foods and beverages while maintaining or enhancing the flavor profile.
Consumer confusion, perhaps. But declaring added sugars on Nutrition Facts panels will be required by July 2018. Here are ways to cut down on sugar declarations without sacrificing sweetness.
When Stonyfield, America’s leading organic yogurt manufacturer, announced a comprehensive plan to reduce added sugars across its product line by 25% before this autumn’s end, Nichole Cirillo, the Londonderry-N.H. company’s mission director, stated in a press release that the mission is “to continually provide healthier food both for our consumers and the planet.”
Cargill strengthens North American non-GMO offering with Identity Preservation process, more Non-GMO Project Verified ingredients
March 31, 2017
Furthering its commitment to help food and beverage customers address growing consumer demand for non-GMO product offerings, Cargill has announced an identity preservation process and several additional Non-GMO Project Verified food ingredients.
Chamtor, a French facility, is well-positioned to serve key markets in Western Europe
March 28, 2017
Archer Daniels Midland Company announced that it has been granted exclusivity in relation to the proposed purchase of Chamtor, a French producer of wheat-based sweeteners and starches.
The sweetener industry continues to evolve more by consumption than invention. Just as sugar was transformed from a luxury item to a standard on the American table, and then made huge inroads into processed foods, new high-intensity sweeteners are carving out solid ground in the sweetener tool chest.
Demand for certified Non-GMO food is steadily increasing as more consumers seek reliability about the origin of their daily food and the technologies used to make it.
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.
BENEO presents innovative sugar-free hard candy concepts at ISM 2017
February 6, 2017
BENEO used the ISM 2017 exhibition in Cologne, Germany, to showcase a new Sweets Collection including its latest innovations in sugar-free hard candies.
Prinova helps product developers take sugar reduction to the next level
February 1, 2017
Food and beverages manufacturers are under pressure to reduce product sugar content. And it’s no surprise, considering the World Health Organization’s endorsement of soft drink “sugar taxes” and FDA’s new Nutrition Facts labeling guidelines, which require product packaging to list all added sugars.
Strategies for sweetener use factor in several variables, including 'added sugars,' better-for-you positioning, flavor, and natural and clean-label requirements.
We often equate January with the start of diet season. The past two months of overindulging are now behind us, and it’s time to be responsible eaters again.