BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — In response to two World Health Organization (WHO) evaluations of aspartame, one of the most thoroughly researched ingredients in the world, released today, the International Sweeteners Association (ISA) applauds the WHO’s reaffirmation of aspartame’s safety by its leading scientific body responsible for evaluating the safety of food additives, [...]
Bedford, Mass., March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Food and beverages brands get two more tools for their sugar reduction toolkits as Conagen announced the successful scale-up production of two new high-intensity sweeteners, thaumatin I and thaumatin II. The development will expand commercial partner Sweegen’s robust sugar reduction solutions of zero-sugar natural sweeteners. Thaumatin is a group of proteins found [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — With the COVID-19 pandemic heightening people’s interest in health, confectionery companies are increasingly adopting alternative sweeteners to reduce the sugar level in snacks. Top local snack manufacturer Lotte Confectinery Co. announced that it will launch the ‘Zero’ project aimed at using alternative sweeteners to produce sugar-free products. The company [...]
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — As clean-label zero-calorie natural sweeteners continue to be attractive to consumers, SweeGen announced the expansion of its natural sweetener portfolio with the commercial production of Bestevia® Reb I, a next generation high-purity stevia sweetener and flavor unique to SweeGen. Reb I expands SweeGen’s toolbox for tackling the challenges of reducing sugar and [...]
CHICAGO, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world’s leading producer and innovator of great-tasting stevia sweeteners for the global beverage and food industries, was recently granted a Chinese patent directed to its proprietary process for scaling up production of its flagship, next generation Reb M stevia leaf sweetener. The company’s proprietary process [...]
CHICAGO, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The global demand for stevia is growing, as beverage and food companies increase use of the plant-based zero-calorie sweetener. Last year, PureCircle (LSE: PURE) announced that it vastly increased its capacity to supply the new generation stevia sweeteners like Reb M to its customers cost effectively. Now, the company [...]