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Grade Bee

Consumers consider honey to be a 'natural' sweetener

Consumers age 18 to 44, with children, and middle to high-incomes are more likely to pay more for products sweetened with honey.

February 18, 2016

A survey found that 93% of consumers consider honey to be a natural sweetener, according to the National Honey Board.

Beverage ingredient suppliers home in on clean labels

October 19, 2015

Arla Foods Ingredients developed a whey protein for creating “sports yogurts”...

In the mix

Ingredient producers showcase new sweeteners, colors, extracts, cultures and more at the 2015 IFT Show in July.

Themes were clean label, natural and healthy.

August 13, 2015

Exhibitors at IFT focused on clean labels and highlighted new sugar alternatives and more.

Monk fruit, stevia and other natural sources are popular sweeteners

June 12, 2015

Derived from sugar beet, Beneo's next-generation sugar Palatinose is a natural and non-GMO bulk sweetener.

Cleaning up sweeteners

Kimberly Decker

April 10, 2015

Consumers seek foods with clean labels. Dairy processors have a variety of sweetener options to help them achieve an easy-to-pronounce (meaning ‘clean’) ingredient statement.

Could ‘cap and trade’ come to sweeteners?

December 3, 2014

To limit the amount of added sugar allowed in the food supply, two medical doctors propose using a cap-and-trade policy, similar to that used for environmental pollutants.

Steviva Ingredients’ GMO-free natural sweetener

October 18, 2014

Steviva Ingredients’ GMO-free Erysweet Erythritol is an all-natural sweetener produced through natural fermentation.

Ingredients

Celanese talks about taste and Qorus sweetener system at IFT

June 25, 2014

Celanese discusses consumer taste insights and its Qorus sweetener system during the IFT show in June.

Natural and alternative sweeteners for dairy foods

Health advocates have been whacking the sugar piñata. Consumers say they are cutting back, but sales receipts tell a different story. Dairy processors seek sweetening systems that allow for flavor but reduce the calorie count.

Kimberly Decker

April 9, 2014

Dairy processors are in the “customer-is-always-right” business. But lately, knowing just what the customer is right about can test the faculties of even the keenest student of consumer behavior.

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