Tag: Sugar
Americas: AMD releases low GI, sweet ingredient
Archer Daniels Midland Company recently launched Fruit Up in North America to provide food, drink and snack developers with a new option to add...
Europe: Study proves naturality of high-purity stevia leaf extract sweeteners
New research published in the International Journal of Food Science and Technology found steviol glycosides are not altered during the extraction and purification process...
Asia Pacific: PureCircle launches stevia antioxidant product
PureCircle has developed the first commercially viable stevia antioxidant product for food and beverage companies.
While researchers have known that antioxidants are present in stevia...
Americas: Taxes affect soft drinks consumption, studies
While excise taxes to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages have not yet been enacted at the state or federal level in the US,...
Asia Pacific: PureCircle to mass produce StarLeaf stevia extract
PureCircle has produced the first stevia leaf extract from proprietary stevia leaf - StarLeaf stevia.
StarLeaf stevia has more than 20 times more sugar-like steviol...
Asia Pacific: Evonik, Rajburi Sugar to make isomalt in Thailand
Evonik Industries and Thai company Rajburi Sugar have inked an agreement to manufacture isomalt in Asia.
They have also opened a demonstration plant in...
Europe: Reducing sugar content in products
A center stage for food manufacturers to showcase their innovations in sugar reduction has been set by Public Health England with its new guidelines...
Americas: Evolva, Cargill partner on stevia sweetener
Evolva and Cargill will produce and commercialize EverSweet, the next-generation stevia sweetener, which is on track for a 2018 launch.
The stevia sweetener solves both...
Europe: Celanese sues 3 companies over patent infringement
Celanese Corporation has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Europe against three Chinese manufacturers of high-potency sweeteners, specifically Acesulfame Potassium (Ace-K).
The complaints allege that...
Europe: Tate & Lyle extends allulose range
Tate & Lyle adds the new Dolcia Prima Crystalline Allulose to the low-calorie sweetening range.
It offers all of the same benefits as the existing...