Icon Foods, a globally respected natural-ingredients supplier with more than 20 years of experience supporting the growth of clean-label, healthy food and beverage production, is pleased to announce significant promotions within, and an addition to, its industry-leading team of innovative Read more…
The search for the perfect sugar substitute is far from over, but Icon Foods has tapped into two natural extracts, CitruSweet and ThauSweet, that offer the latest advances in the alternative-sweetener arena. The problem with non-sugar sweeteners is often this: Read more…
Original article posted on commercialbaking.com As consumer demand for clean-label food and beverages soars at a time when supply chain is struggling, many retailers can’t fill their shelves fast enough. But Icon Foods, an erythritol supplier, is working to keep Read more…
If sugar had a personality, it might be described as a people pleaser. Given the task of providing sweetness, it is comfortable being alone. Whether asked to impart crust color or moisture binding to baked goods, or to provide fullness Read more…
Nobody needs to tell you that the erythritol market has become a shitshow in a burning dumpster. In the last week: Corn prices hit an eight-year high after rising more than 140% in the past year. US exports of corn Read more…
This Kernel Is About To Be A Cluster Long the ship of the yard for the clean label industry, erythritol has been taking on water since the middle of last year. A no-sugar-added soft drink craze in the Chinese market Read more…
Steviva Ingredients has launched Erysweet, a non-GMO erythritol. Erysweet non-GMO erythritol is tooth friendly, zero calorie (0.2cals/g), good for diabetics (it doesn’t raise blood sugar), and well-tolerated in the gut, erythritol is about 60-70% as sweet as sugar. It also Read more…
Steviva Ingredients has developed a custom sweetening solution system for food & beverage professionals to essentially take the mystery out of working with high-intensity sweeteners (stevia solutions) to deliver innovative, naturally sweetened products in an expedient, cost-effective manner. Nutraingredients-usa.com http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Markets/IFT-2014-Day-Three-Matcha-green-tea-weird-flavor-combos-packing-in-more-protein-without-compromising-on-taste/(page)/5
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 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 Read more…