Natural sweetener ingredients, beyond high-intensity stevia or lo han guo, provide ways to add sweetness to products ranging from menu items to packaged foods and drinks.
A new, interactive tool from the Corn Refiners Association makes it easy for food and beverage marketers to compare high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and beet sugar prices.
Monk fruit concentrate, an all-natural and fruit-based sweetening ingredient, will debut to the nutrition community at this year's national American Dietetic Association's Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo.
Technical presentations at Prepared Foods’ R&D Applications Seminars showcased information on sugar alcohols, natural sweetening ingredients and beneficial flavorings for enhanced sweetness perception.
Natural sweeteners derived from the stevia plant could be authorized for EU-wide use by the end of the year, after governments approved their sale in certain foodstuffs, the European Union's executive said on Tuesday.
Five more individual sugar companies and two trade associations have joined a lawsuit to stop the corn processors from marketing high-fructose corn syrup as a "natural" product equivalent to real sugar.