Asking if monk fruit sweetener is safe continues in this new year, but the answer is the same: yes! As a key ingredient in a variety of products, monk fruit sweetener’s market growth expectations are high. Many consumers don’t know much about this emerging sweetener, but it is one of Read more…
Few Food and Drug Administration petitions have sparked as much controversy as the current consideration to change the standard identity for fluid milk to include approved zero-caloric sweeteners as an option in sweetened products. The current standard requires processors to use special labeling such as Chocolate Milk on our schools. Read more…
Fructevia offers a mouthfeel and flavor profile identical to sugar with a fraction of the calories … featured in the June issue of Beverage Industry. http://digital.bnpmedia.com/publication/?i=161054&p=48
From Food Processing (www.foodprocessing.com) Sugar has never been such a public enemy. Blamed for obesity, contributing to heart disease, diabetes and other health threats, sugar is the cause of additional taxes on sodas, is what consumers are trying to eliminate from their diets, and has even been given a second Read more…
SteviaSweet 96-60 Liquid Stevia Press CoverageIn the ongoing drive to reduce the use of sugars and artificial sweeteners in food and beverage products, natural sweeteners continue to gain in popularity and consumer acceptance Steviva Ingredients announces SteviaSweet 95-60 Liquid Stevia Sweetener. Liquid Stevia announcement: • chron.com, see link: http://www.chron.com/business/press-releases/article/Steviva-Ingredients-Launches-All-natural-Liquid-5695053.php• digitalmedianet.com, Read more…
Steviva Ingredients Featured in article entitled – Ingredient Innovations Evolve 2014 IFT Overview: Exhibiting at the expo for the first time, Steviva, Portland, Ore. (www.stevivaingredients.com), walked attendees through its range of naturally derived sweeteners. One such ingredient, Nectevia, functions as a low-calorie plug-and-play replacer for high-fructose corn syrup in beverages, Read more…
When it comes to the increasingly popular, all-natural, high intensity sweeteners based on extracts from the stevia plant (Stevia rebaudiana), suppliers are differentiating by sourcing, processing methods and composition. All of this affects the stevia ingredient’s taste of sweet and flavor of sweet. “Stevia products are not alike,” said Thom Read more…
Sweeten Up with Natural Alternatives:New FDA regulations will highlight added sugar content on the labels of food and beverages where it can’t be ignored or buried in ingredients lists.Suppliers are responding with sugar substitutes that sweeten the pot in both taste and nutrition. Steviva Ingredients leads the industry in sweetener Read more…
When a natural positioning is desired, many formulators are looking to stevia-based sweeteners for assistance. But Thom King, president of Steviva Ingredients, Portland, Ore., said there are many stevia products in the marketplace and they are quite different. “Their only commonality is that they are all derived from the stevia Read more…
“The hot button seem to be consistently driven toward sugar reduction and diabetic-safe sweeteners,” explained Thom King, president of Steviva Ingredients. “However, a fast-growing segment is demanding clean labels, so all natural is growing leaps and bounds.” Natural Product Insider On-Line http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/articles/2014/05/sweet-success-in-blood-sugar-management.aspx