Consumers ditch aspartame in favour of 'natural' sweeteners
19 November, 2013Consumers' taste for aspartame has soured, new data from Canadean shows. Overall, sweetener consumption is changing across the globe, with increasing positive sentiment towards all-natural sweetness and clean label products.
Coca-Cola takes action on land grabs
11 November, 2013Following pressure from an Oxfam campaign, Coca-Cola has announced it will take steps to stamp out the practice of land grabs among its suppliers.
Sugar fuels land grabs, Oxfam claims
02 October, 2013Oxfam has taken aim at some of the biggest names in the food and beverage industry - including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo - for their lack of action on land grabs and conflicts throughout their supply chains.
Aspartame is not toxic, says EFSA
29 January, 2013Aspartame has been accused of causing a seemingly endless list of health conditions. However, a recent assessment by the EFSA suggests that the sweetener is not toxic at current levels of exposure.
Patent awarded for stevia extraction process
25 January, 2013Sweet Green Fields has been granted a patent in Japan for its proprietary high-purity stevia extraction process, the Fast Precipitation Process (FPP).
Sugar and self-control
09 November, 2012To boost self-control, gargle sugar water. According to a University of Georgia professor of psychology, a mouth rinse with glucose improves self-control.
Sweet success for PureCircle’s stevia patent application
06 August, 2012PureCircle has received a Notice of Allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office for its plant patent application for a new high-yield variety of stevia.
Younger consumers more accepting of stevia-sweetened foods
22 June, 2012A Belgian study has found younger consumers are more accepting of stevia-sweetened ice-creams than older consumers.
Too sweet? 6 million tonne sugar surplus predicted for 2011/12
24 February, 201275% of Australia's sugar crushing capacity will be owned by offshore investors (up from just 16% in 2010) if Mitr Phol's offer for Maryborough Sugar Factory is successful and a 6 million tonne sugar surplus for 2011/12 is predicted by Rabobank in its latest report.
Givaudan TasteSolutions and Sense It Sweet programs
03 May, 2011 byGivaudan is expanding its TasteSolutions health and wellness program by increasing investment and resources in taste technology to address food manufacturers’ sweetness challenges. The company continues to grow its discovery program to develop natural ingredients from botanical sources and biotechnology. Givaudan also has a pipeline of artificial molecules and USA GRAS regulatory approval for a new sweetness modifier to add to its existing flavour ingredients’ palette to help create sweetness and mouthfeel solutions for sugar reduction.
Stevia applications in desserts
28 August, 2009 byWith heightened health concerns around traditional sweeteners and increased rates of Type II diabetes in western economies, many food manufacturers have offered alternatives using high-intensity artificial sweeteners. However, these artificial sweeteners themselves have not been without controversy.
Tooth-friendly beverages
28 August, 2009 byBeneo-Palatinit presented tooth-friendly beverage applications with Palatinose at this year’s Drinktec in Munich.
Natural zero-calorie sweetener for foods and beverages
07 January, 2009PureCircle and Firmenich are collaborating to accelerate the commercialisation of Reb A in the food and beverage industry.
Fructose is not the same as high fructose corn syrup
10 December, 2008Scientists and consumers tend to confuse fructose and high fructose corn syrup.
New natural sweetener approved
08 October, 2008The natural sweetener steviol glycosides (stevia) has been approved as an ingredient for use in foods and beverages in Australia and New Zealand.
