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GuS Soda’s new flavors contain a blend of monk fruit, stevia and a touch of pure cane sugar

R&D Stevia Feature

Taste profiles continue to improve for natural sweeteners

Zero-calorie sweeteners' use spans various categories

Jessica Jacobsen

March 21, 2020

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In the Maroon 5 song "Sugar," the band references a man's need for love from the woman he cares about. However, if the songwriters had been watching the sweetener trends, they might have been more inclined to mention a more in vogue sweetener.

Beverage-makers work to develop balanced sweetening systems

Clean-label trends boast sugar reduction

September 30, 2019

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When inquiring about the most popular trends in the beverage industry, the answer more than likely centers on clean-label ingredients and a focus on health and wellness. For many consumers, this translates to seeking out food and beverages with reduced sugar and carbohydrates.

Sweet Green Fields launches new stevia-based flavor

STEVIAROMA elevates sweetness while supplying a full-bodied mouthfeel

September 24, 2019

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STEVIAROMA helps keep the sweet taste, mouthfeel and flavor of sugar when reducing most or all sugar and replacing with high-intensity sweeteners (HIS).

Honey resonates as versatile beverage ingredient

Clean-label and better-for-you drinks gain popularity

Taylor Karg

May 22, 2018

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As all-natural and healthy ingredients remain a key trend in U.S. markets, beverage companies are recognizing the functionality and flexibility of using honey as an ingredient.

Sugar aversion, regulations benefit use stevia, erythritol and monk fruit in beverages

Suppliers innovate with stevia to fill sweetness gap

Amanda Del Buono

March 6, 2017

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The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines and the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new Nutrition Facts label, in conjunction with continued consumer demand for transparency, less sugar and clean-label products, have resulted in an increased demand for natural, non-caloric, high-intensity sweeteners (HIS), like stevia, monk fruit and erythritol.

PureCircle releases Sigma-Beverage

Stevia ingredient aids in calorie reduction efforts

February 15, 2017

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PureCircle Ltd. introduced Sigma-Beverage, its latest breakthrough stevia ingredient that is specifically optimized for beverage formulations. Sigma-Beverage performs similarly to sugar but at deep calorie reductions, so formulators can create beverage solutions for consumers while still reducing development time by 30-50 percent, it says.

Beverage ingredient companies partner up

Dynamic Food Ingredients, Mitr Phol Group partner in natural sweetener solutions

November 14, 2016

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Paul Magnotto, founder and chief executive officer of Chaska, Minn.-based Dynamic Food Ingredients, and Krisda Monthienvichienchai, chief executive officer of Mitr Phol Group, Bangkok, China, jointly announced that the companies have reached a strategic investment and partnership agreement to expand production of their natural sweeteners: erythritol and xylitol.

Dietary guidelines, label highlight added sugars

Beverage companies utilizing natural sweeteners prior to regulations

Jessica Jacobsen

September 15, 2016

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With the release of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans earlier this year followed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new Nutrition Facts label, many changes are instore for consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers.

Steviva Ingredients announces MonkSweet plus

Sweetening agent combines SteviaSweet, monk fruit extract, erythritol

December 16, 2014

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Steviva Ingredients announced its MonkSweet plus, a natural sweetening solution that combines three branded ingredients — SteviaSweet 95-60, monk fruit extract and Erysweet Erythritol — in a proprietary blend.

Coca-Cola Life makes its US debut

Naturally sweetened carbonated soft drink kicks off in Fresh Market stores

August 26, 2014

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Coca-Cola Life, a reduced-calorie carbonated soft drink (CSD) sweetened with cane sugar and stevia leaf extract, will arrive in the United States this week, according to an Aug. 22 blog post by The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta.

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