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Visitors to DSM’s IFT Booth S2849 can try AVANSYA™ Reb M in a sweetened yogurt application, where the new sweetener has enabled a 100% reduction in added sugar. AVANSYA™ Reb M, with its sugar-like sweetness, allows producers to achieve a zero-added-sugar product while maintaining a preferred taste profile in the application. 

The top eating pattern cited was intermittent fasting (10%). Diets considered at least somewhat restrictive of carbohydrates were well-represented, including Paleo (7%), low-carb (5%), Whole30 (5%), high-protein (4%), and ketogenic/high-fat (3%). Younger consumers (age 18 to 34) were more likely to follow a specific eating pattern or diet than those 35 and above.

Biorigin will exhibit at this year’s Institute of Food Technologists’ (IFT) exhibition and use IFT Booth #4479 showcase its Bionis yeast extract line. These natural yeast extracts round off taste and provide umami, help formulators reduce sodium and sugar, and replace caramel coloring with a natural alternative.

Salt of the Earth conducted a number of successful trials on several sauces with high sugar and salt content. In a standard ketchup recipe, Mediterranean Umami was able to reduce sodium by 30%, and sugar by 25% while maintaining an identical organoleptic profile.

Today’s Millennials are shifting more toward moderation and they’re prioritizing high-quality, tasty foods and beverages in place of excessive alcohol consumption. In the beverage sector, Innova Market Insights has seen big brands adapt their marketing of light drinks toward the more mainstream consumer—with the focus on worry-free enjoyment. This has resulted in an increase in drinks with a low alcohol content. 

Sugar-related health and wellbeing concerns are high on consumers’ radar, especially amongst Millennials and health-conscious adults. They all have one thing in common: the search for good food with a better nutritional profile that doesn’t force them to compromise on taste. 

BESTEVIA Reb D, SweeGen’s non-caloric, high-purity stevia sweetener with a clean, sugar-like taste, is produced from the stevia leaf.

One very important ingredient in this is sugar - adults and children in many countries simply consume too much. We need to reduce the amount of sugar that we eat drastically. Various solutions to reduce the sugar content of food are available.

Ingredion Incorporated offers a new line of low-sugar glucose syrups. VERSASWEET™ low-sugar glucose syrups help manufacturers of confectionery, dairy, ice cream and baked good products achieve reduced grams of sugar on the Nutrition Facts panel by formulating with low-sugar corn- or tapioca-based glucose syrups that—compared to standard glucose syrups—have a lower percentage of mono- and disaccharides, also called DP1 + DP2.

ADM/Matsutani LLC used SupplySide West to showcase Fibersol®, the premier line of soluble dietary fiber ingredients. Fibersol ingredients can help product developers create new and improved food, beverage and supplement products while increasing fiber content, reducing sugar and/or calories, adding health benefits.