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Reduce the sugar in dairy products

Reduce the sugar in dairy products

Sweetener suppliers have come up with myriad solutions to address consumers’ interest in lowering their sugar intake
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Anna Boisseau
April 6, 2020
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On Jan. 1, 2020, the first stage of FDA's mandated Nutrition Facts label change went into effect. Companies with $10 million in annual sales or more are now required to list added sugars on their products' labels, and other brands will be required to follow suit by 2021.
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Sweetener suppliers can help reduce added sugars

Sweetener suppliers can help reduce added sugars

As the deadline for the labeling of ‘added sugars’ nears, dairy processors scrambling to reduce added sugar content are looking to the sweetener supplier community for help.
Kimberly Decker
April 19, 2019
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If you'e ready for the day when FDA mandates that all food and beverage labels stipulate not only how much total sugar is in each serving, but how much of that sugar is "added," take a bow: Prepping for the "added sugars" deadline has been no mean feat.
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Desperately seeking sweeteners

Desperately seeking sweeteners

Product formulators in search of the perfect sugar substitute will find plenty of new options
Kimberly Decker
April 2, 2018
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It's official: Americans' love affair with sugar is over, and they're breaking up en mass with their ol' sweetie. In the International Food Information Council's (IFIC) 2017 Food & Health Survey, 76% of respondents said they are trying to limit or avoid sugars in general, with six in 10 declaring that they view sugars negatively.


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Sensus white paper

Sugar reduction, a common responsibility

Key role in your blood glucose level
November 10, 2017
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Public health authorities, health professionals, the food and drink industry, and many consumers are united in their concerns... the issue can't be sugar-coated anymore... many aspects of our modern lifestyle, are leading to an epidemic of ill health across the world.


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Dairy processors seek alternatives to sugar to sweeten dairy foods

Americans want to cut back on sugar intake. Dairy product formulators can choose from an array of nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners, some of which contribute flavor, color and nutrients.
D. Berry
April 10, 2012
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Nearly three-quarters of Americans say they are making a change regarding intake of carbohydrates, according to “2011 Food & Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes Toward Food Safety, Nutrition & Health” from the International Food Information Council, Washington, D.C. More than half say that they are trying to limit sugars.


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