Better-for-you sugar-free gum accounts for 85% of dollar sales, compared to only 15% for “regular” (sugared) gum
January 2, 2019
“Gum marketers are developing fun and flavorful products and are innovating with non-caloric sweeteners, as well as stressing the potential benefits of dental and nutrition-bearing gums,” says David Sprinkle, research director for Packaged Facts.
Avansya venture to help food and beverage producers deliver products and brands with reduced calories
November 8, 2018
The new venture will combine both companies’ technologies for producing steviol glycoside products made through fermentation and will market its products under one brand name, EverSweet™.
Healthy craveability is the new “Holy Grail” for innovation
November 5, 2018
While past discussions about craveability generally revolved around the fundamental influences of great taste, umami has rapidly established itself as an impactful way to create delicious, savory innovations.
In recent years, even as sucrose has continued to score at the top of consumers’ professed ingredient concerns, nutritive sweeteners and even plain sucrose have shed many of their unwarranted negative connotations to reassert their class as sweeteners of choice for a spectrum of food and beverage formulations.
Layn using new website, “byLayn” branding to share industry expertise
September 24, 2018
“We believe the new look and feel of our branded ingredients, and redesign of our corporate website helps to better communicate and highlight the ways Layn is leading the future of sweet,” adds Elaine Yu, president of Layn USA. “Layn delivers the broadest portfolio of sweetener platforms, proprietary formulations, and custom taste profiles to meet global formulation needs.”
TIC Gums’ complete Simplistic ingredient systems deliver texture, stability and nutrition
September 10, 2018
Simplistica ingredient systems are optimized solutions from TIC Gums that leverage the best technologies hydrocolloids, starches, plant proteins and sweeteners have to offer.
Salt of the Earth introduces all-natural, sodium-reduction ingredient based on vegetable extracts and sea salt
September 4, 2018
Ranch dressing is one of the most popular salad dressings and dipping sauces in the US, yet previous efforts to get rid of MSG in this classic salad dressing and dip have been unsuccessful until now.
Prepared Foods’ R&D Seminar presenters take on the challenges and solutions to successfully formulating foods that meet consumers’ desires for lower sugar—and optimal taste
August 28, 2018
The presentation dove deep into the ways consumers are attempting to avoid sugar in their diets. Efforts include drinking water instead of caloric beverages; eliminating certain foods and drinks from their diet; removing table sugar from food and drinks; utilizing nutrition fact labels to find products with less sugar; and using low-calorie sweeteners to substitute sugar.