Sugar reduction claims continue to drive beverage market and beyond
June 14, 2023
For a variety of reasons, consumers have expanded the scope of their demand for products featuring low or no sugar content. In response, food and beverage formulators have invested in research and development to uncover further innovative approaches to ingredient technologies. In tandem with the consumer and industry momentum in the sugar reduction category, additional market forces may contribute to future investment in sugar reduction product development. Prices of raw sugar and cocoa touched 10-year and seven-year highs respectively in April 2023, The Smart Cube reports, due to tight supply and rising demand for both commodities.
New dietary fiber ingredient helps reduce sugar, enrich foods
May 24, 2023
BENEO has expanded its ingredients portfolio with new Beneo-scL85, a short-chain fructooligosaccharide (scFOS). The new variant offers customers greater versatility for sugar replacement and enrichment of foods with dietary fiber.
The new supplement includes a Kids format and is formulated without sugar alcohols
May 10, 2023
For its most innovative launch to-date, SmartyPants Vitamins announced new SmartyPants Sugar Free Multi & Omegas gummy multivitamins in Kids, Women’s, and Prenatal formats. SmartyPants’ new Sugar Free Multi & Omegas don’t use sugar alcoh
Sweegen launches Sweetensify™ Flavors, debuting sweet protein brazzein technology
April 18, 2023
Sweegen announced today the launch of Sweetensify™ Flavors, its newest flavor tool for food and beverage producers, to create better-for-everyone products.
Plantae by Layn offers functional botanical extract antioxidants, enhancers, and maskers
April 13, 2023
Layn has a long, respected reputation as the globally leading direct manufacturer and innovator of monk fruit and stevia extracts, and over the past three decades has consistently expanded its ingredient portfolio to include a full range of botanical extract ingredients with broad consumer and application appeal.
Lu Ann Williams, Innova Market Insights’ Co-Founder and Global Insights Director, discusses strong consumer interest in sugar reduction and its impact on new foods and beverages.
Crush Dynamics, Purdys Chocolatier to demonstrate innovation among global food and beverage leaders at Future Food-Tech Summit
February 21, 2023
The ingredient was developed using a patented fermentation process on grape derivatives and allows food manufacturers to reduce sugar and sodium while enhancing flavor and increasing shelf-life across many different food and beverage applications.
Tagatose works similarly to sucrose in many applications, is 90% as sweet and has 60% fewer calories, according to the company
January 30, 2023
Having developed a proprietary method for producing low-cost tagatose from plant-based starches, Bonumose is at the forefront of using enzymatic processes to make rare sugars at scale. Starting in mid-February, ASR Group will have tagatose available for initial shipments and samples.