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Sweeteners support ‘sweet’ beverage innovations

Health consciousness, low-calorie trends influence sweetener choices

September 5, 2025

As formulators are developing new products, the sweeteners options from which to choose are helping fuel some “sweet” innovations.

Sweeteners help consumers balance taste, sugar reduction

Beverages using hybrid sweeteners continue to thrive

Jessica Jacobsen

August 28, 2025

U.S. consumers are finding their own balance when it comes to sweetener consumption as they weigh sugar reduction with taste.

Natural sweetener systems crucial to beverage formulations

Sweetener blends necessary for higher levels of sugar reduction

Lauren Sabetta

February 19, 2025

When it comes to formulating with natural sweeteners, experts explain why hybrid sweetener systems are crucial to beverage innovations.

Natural sweetener solutions coincide with demand for clean label

Advanced technologies allow manufacturing scalability to drive down cost

Lauren Sabetta

February 18, 2025

With today’s sweetener market evolving rapidly, experts highlight how natural sweetener solutions are helping beverage-makers meet sugar-reduction and clean label goals.

Sweetener solutions satisfy consumer tastes

Beverage-makers diversify sweetener usage with zero-sugar solutions

Lauren Sabetta

September 5, 2024

When it comes to trends influencing the beverage market, consumers’ preferences for various sweeteners is being expressed through their drink purchases.

Ingredion's Sweet Cream Cold Brew Coffee

Beverage-makers turn to natural sweeteners as consumers aim to lower sugar intake

Brands must deliver on taste, health expectations

Chloe Alverson

February 26, 2024

Natural sweeteners are looking to deliver sweet solutions while accommodating consumer demands for less sugar content.

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Consumers prefer natural, clean label beverage sweeteners

Producers shifting toward naturalness to meet consumer demands

Chloe Alverson

August 22, 2023

As consumers become increasingly aware of their sugar intake, beverage-makers must deliver drinks that are sweet with natural sweeteners.

WHO, FAO affirm safety of aspartame in foods, beverages

American Beverage issues statement asserting confidence in finding

July 14, 2023

Aspartame-sweetened foods and beverages are safe, according to a definitive new finding issued jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The WHO and FAO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) reviewed decades of high-quality evidence and real-world consumption data, establishing an Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) at which aspartame can be safely consumed daily over the course of an entire lifetime.

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Sweetener content, source plays key role in consumers’ food, beverage choices

Suppliers delivering on clean label, sugar reduction sweetener needs

Jessica Jacobsen

August 25, 2022

A true influencer for today’s beverage formulations is sweeteners as more consumers are looking at sugar content and sources when making purchasing decisions.

USDA report highlights growing interest in honey, honey-sweetened products

August 16, 2022

U.S. honey demand reached an all-time high, according to the latest Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook report published by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In a special article on the U.S. honey market, record-setting consumption of honey and made-with-honey products totaled 618 million pounds in 2021. The previous record was 596 million pounds in 2017.