Consumers are studying nutrition and ingredient labels more than ever before. While more than half look for calories, many are specifically zeroing in on added sugars, total sugars, and total carbohydrates.

Hu announced a new line of grain-free, no-added-added cookies, now available for purchase online now through HuKitchen.com, Amazon, and coming to Sprouts stores nationwide in April.

The new snack is loaded with vitamins, minerals, and all essential and non-essential amino acids. 

GoodSam Foods, a brand on a mission and an ally for small farms, launches a chocolate line, available exclusively at Thrive Market online. Featuring chocolate bars, chocolate chips and chocolate coated nuts, consumers are now able to indulge in a sweet treat that features taste, health and sustainability.

The 2019 International Food Information Council (IFIC) Food and Health Survey reported that limiting or reducing sugar in the diet, along with eating more fruits and vegetables, topped the dietary changes consumers were making.

Developed without the use of added sugars, sugar alcohols and artificial sweeteners, each 1.6oz bag of Sweet Chews contains 10g of fiber and 3gof sugar.

Breakthroughs in ingredient technology have produced a number of new sweetener systems and custom proprietary blends.

Strategies for reducing sugar intake feature a combination of sugar reduction, sugar substitution and moving beyond sweetness to alternative tastes. These methods are often supported by a combination of functional formulations and blends, next generation sweeteners and other technological developments.

The first dominant segment is couples with children who focus on limiting added sugar as a means of promoting a healthy lifestyle for their families, according to the latest CFI Illuminate™ Digital Cultural Insights report.

While low calorie and low carb were at one time benchmarks for health food, attention has shifted to a greater focus on low/no sugar or low/no added sugars. Sugar is an ingredient in many packaged breakfast foods, especially cereal and breakfast pastries.