Navigating sugar reduction solutions in Europe just got better for food and beverage brands. SweeGen announced its next generation Bestevia Rebaudioside M (Reb M) stevia sweetener is in its final phase before the European Union publishes the approval in a few months.

Imbibe introduces “Ingredients by Imbibe,” a new platform that offers the company’s high performing ingredients to external R&D teams. Imbibe’s ingredient portfolio includes The Senses™, a suite of taste solutions that address common product attribute complaints through flavor modulation, masking and mouthfeel optimization; and Pre/Sense™ Stevia.

Ready for use in creative food and beverage innovations, SweeGen’s Bestevia Rebaudioside B has received the GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) Letter of No Objection from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Batory Foods, a national sales and supply chain management solutions provider of commodity and specialty food ingredients, introduces Batory Sweet Essentials™, a new line of five scientifically-developed high intensity sweetener blends that are sucrose replacers. They are created for optimum performance in sugar reduction and replacement.

Givaudan Taste & Wellbeing has introduced Advanced Tools for Modelling (ATOM), which use state-of-the-art artificial intelligence to optimize food and flavor formulation and facilitate co-creation and collaboration with customers.

American Sugar Refining, Inc., a member of ASR Group, made a strategic investment in Bonumose, Inc. to produce and commercialize lower-cost, plant-based alternative sweeteners tagatose and allulose as part of ASR Group’s strategy to provide a variety of products to meet the wide range of consumer needs.  

Consumers' continued pursuit of more healthy alternatives to their favorite indulgences has led to a rise in the use of natural high-intensity sweeteners, ultra-low-calorie 1:1 drop-in sweeteners, and natural sweetness enhancers.

Tate & Lyle PLC (Tate & Lyle), a leading global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions, today announces the expansion of its DOLCIA PRIMA® Allulose portfolio with a crystalline form certified as “Non-GMO Project Verified.” This provides manufacturers with the opportunity to increase the number of retail products bearing the Non-GMO Project Verified label and certification.

SweeGen is making possible a healthier, more guilt-free, and sweeter world with the commercialization of Bestevia® Rebaudioside N (Reb N), a special zero-calorie, highly sought-after natural stevia sweetener. 

The updated standards will note that True Source Certified Honey whether imported to North America or purchased directly from North American beekeepers is tested for authenticity by an accredited laboratory at some point in the supply chain using either EA/LC-IRMS and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) profiling or EA/LC-IRMS and High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) analysis. This is in addition to the long-established pollen analysis requirements for shipments of honey from countries identified as high-risk.