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Sweegen Blazes New Territory in Sugar Reduction with Forward Progress in Brazzein

Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Sweegen, a pioneer in wellness ingredient technologies and innovations, announced today the commercialization of its newest advancement in sweetness, the high-intensity sweetener brazzein. Starting this month, food and beverage brands seeking new ways to create better-for-you and reduced sugar products can begin product development activities with Sweegen’s [...]

Fooditive Upcycles Food Waste into Innovative Sweetener

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The words ‘healthy’ and ‘natural’ are not often linked to sugar substitutes, but Fooditive BV wants to change that. Over the past decade, the Netherlands-based food ingredient manufacturer has been pear-suing sustain-apple solutions to combat global sugar intake. In 2018, this became a reality with its plant-based and chemical-free sweetener. Since [...]

SweeGen Announces Approval in Brazil of Full Range of Next Generation Stevia Sweeteners

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Sugar reduction solutions company SweeGen announced Brazil’s National Health and Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has assessed and approved the company’s full range of Bestevia® stevia sweeteners as a food additive. After a safety review, ANVISA confirmed approvals to SweeGen of its full range of Bestevia Rebaudiosides including Rebs [...]

SweeGen Offers More Sugar Reduction Solutions in Australia and New Zealand With the Arrival of FSANZ Approval of Next Generation Stevia Sweetener Reb E

Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Sugar reduction solutions company SweeGen announced Food Standards Australia, New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed and approved Bestevia® Reb E stevia sweetener as a food additive, stated in Application A1183, published on July 28, 2020. Under the Food Standards Code, FSANZ has approved a new specification for the steviol glycoside Rebaudioside [...]

SweeGen Accelerates Global Expansion with New Food and Beverage Application Centers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America

Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Global food and beverage manufacturers can now easily create and collaborate on exploring sugar reduction solutions with SweeGen in its newly launched Food and Beverage Application Centers located in four global regions — North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. The centers will create synergy and local interaction [...]

PureCircle Launches Branded Gourmet Ice Cream in Chicago. Sweetened with Stevia. Zero Added Sugar.

CHICAGO, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world’s leading producer and innovator of stevia sweeteners, is launching a great-tasting branded gourmet ice cream with zero added sugar and sweetened with its next generation stevia leaf sweeteners. Based in Chicago, the company is debuting the new ‘PureCircle’ ice cream in its hometown at [...]

Stevia Use in Food and Beverages Accelerated Significantly in 2018

CHICAGO, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world’s leading producer and innovator of stevia sweeteners, reports the use of stevia leaf sweetener in food and beverage products grew at an accelerated pace last year. In 2018, the number of new products using stevia grew +31%. That compares to an +11% increase in [...]

PureCircle and Merisant Renew Stevia Supply Agreement

CHICAGO, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world’s leading producer and innovator of stevia sweeteners, has entered into a new stevia supply agreement with Merisant, one of the world’s leading producers of low- and zero-calorie tabletop sweeteners for consumers. This new and expanded partnership will help to ensure Merisant’s long-term supply of [...]

Saccharin Better Than Sugar for Diabetics

SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Saccharin is back in the spotlight in South Korea. The artificial sweetener, often used as a substitute for sugar, is enjoying mounting support from experts despite years of bad press and worry that the synthetic compound is an artificial flavor enhancer that is harmful to human health. Saccharin, which is [...]

“Healthy Sweets” Grow Popular amid Sugar Fears

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Consumers are increasingly in search of healthier natural sweeteners such as juice and honey as substitutes for sugar, which is weathering a storm of negative publicity citing it as a major cause of chronic illnesses like diabetes and obesity. A local e-commerce company, Auction, saw sales of such products [...]