MANCHESTER, UK: Ingredion has launched a five-part video series to help food and beverage manufacturers harness the potential of stevia sweeteners and functional build-back (FBB) ingredients in sugar reduction formulations. The series explores today’s enhanced understanding of the stevia leaf — from its sustainability and versatility — to the identification of new steviol glycosides (stevia leaf molecules), such as Reb M, contributing to a more balanced, sugar-like sweetness without … [Read more...] about Ingredion launches educational videos on stevia and sugar reduction
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Whey permeate helps meet demand for products with ‘no added sugar’ claim
Arla Foods Ingredients is demonstrating how its whey permeate Variolac® can help manufacturers adapt to Brazil’s new regulations on the labelling of sugar. Manufacturers around the world are increasingly required to include ‘added sugar’ information on their product labels. This, alongside a growing consumer awareness about nutrition, has helped ‘no added sugar’ become the fastest-growing food and drink claim globally, rising 18% per year.1 In Brazil, new food labelling regulations … [Read more...] about Whey permeate helps meet demand for products with ‘no added sugar’ claim
New Codex Framework for Steviol Glycosides released
The International Stevia Council has announced that new guidelines for stevia production technologies has been released by Codex Alimentarius, the international food standard safety authority. The Framework for Steviol Glycosides will help suppliers get access to a range of stevia ingredients and how to properly process them. The new framework encompasses four production technologies for the following: stevia leaf extract, steviol glycosides from bioconversion, steviol glycosides from … [Read more...] about New Codex Framework for Steviol Glycosides released
