The launch follows the FDA’s clarification that tagatose no longer needs to be declared as an added sugar, expanding use of the ingredient in reduced-sugar and better-for-you formulations.
On January 7, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, highlighting the importance of sugar reduction, with dairy playing a key role.
Water ices and sorbets (a.k.a. “sorbetto” when presented for sale/consumption alongside gelato) can be considered sherbets without dairy ingredients. Water ices are compositions of water, sugar, corn syrup, and color/flavor. Sorbets are “upscale water ices” using fruit primarily as the source of solids.
The IDFA Ice Cream Technology and Yogurt and Cultured Conference is set to take place April 18 and 19 at the Austin Marriott Downtown in Austin, Texas. The ice cream and cultured events take place concurrently during this time.
Consumer demand for healthier beverages is not going away. Gut tolerability, the usage of prebiotic fibers and reduced-sugar options are expanding the usage of sweetener solutions that will reduce calories in yogurts, for example, while providing functional benefits.
The company inked an agreement with NutraEx Food Inc.
March 7, 2023
NutraEx’s SugarLikeproducts are designed to be “plug and play,” providing everything formulators need to nimbly substitute conventional sugars for less caloric sweeteners.