Sweeteners

Drizzle Honey’s momentum builds with wholesale purchase through KeHE, UNFI

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:30:00 -0400

Wisdom Natural Brands announced that Drizzle Honey is available for wholesale purchase in the U.S. through leading national distributors like KeHE and UNFI,na

Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest solutions in sweeteners

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from ADM and Cargill.

Sugar reduction a huge component of health and wellness’ popularity

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Sugar reduction is not only top of mind for many consumers, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well. In January, the FDA proposed a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label for most packaged foods.

Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest sweeteners

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from ASR Group, Cargill, and Global Organics along with innovations from IFPC are helping dairy manufacturers with loads of low-calorie options that taste sugar-like. Monk fruit, coconut milk powders and honey also are trending.

The sugar reduction trend is here to stay

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400

“No sugar tonight in my coffee. No sugar tonight in my tea. No sugar to stand beside me. No sugar to run with me.”

Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest solutions for natural and organic ingredients

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from A&B Ingredients, Farbest Brands, FlavorSum and more!

Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest solutions for sweeteners

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from ADM, Cargill, Ciranda, and more!

Reduced sugar is the sweet spot for dairy processors

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0400

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.

ASR and Bonumose commence tagatose production

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:58:31 -0500

A rare sugar that occurs naturally in a variety of foods including fruits and dairy products, tagatose works similarly to sucrose in many applications, is 90% as sweet and has 60% fewer calories.

Batory Foods' new entity to place huge emphasis on sugar reduction

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:03:57 -0500

Batory Sweetener Solutions will be dedicated to any and all initiatives surrounding food & beverage sweeteners, from conventional ingredients and low-sugar alternatives to precision blending and custom formulation.

Helping dairy processors “win big” in new product development

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

R&D experts research, test and execute plans on innovation journey. The future of new product development within dairy is bright, particularly for categories that feature clean-label, reduced sugar, and zero-sugar-added categories, experts note.

Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest natural and organic solutions.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from Cargill, Ciranda, GNT, and more!

Uncle Matt’s Organic launches no-sugar-added juice boxes in Strawberry and Lemonade

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:30:00 -0400

Clermont, Fla.-based Uncle Matt’s Organic unveiled two new offerings for kids: No Sugar Added Lemonade Juice Box and No Sugar Added Strawberry Lemonade Juice Box. The shelf-stable line contains zero added sugars, is sweetened with stevia and boosted with 150% of the daily value (DV) of vitamin C, it says.

Ingredient suppliers highlight the latest sweetener solutions.

Wed, 25 May 2022 07:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from ADM, ASR Group, Cargill, and more!

Slash sugar in yogurt

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0400

There were over 2,000 new cultured products introduced worldwide in the past two years with a reduced-, low- or no-added-sugar claim, according to Innova Market Insights’ new product database.

Slash the sugar in dairy products

canningk@bnpmedia.com (Kathie Canning) — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0400

According to the American Heart Association, American adults consume an average of 77 grams of sugar per day, more than three times the recommended amount for women (25 grams) and more than twice that recommended for men (32 grams). Excess sugar in the diet is associated with weight gain, diabetes, and other unwelcome health issues.

Sugar reduction top of mind among consumers

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0500

In 2021, 72% of consumers were trying to limit or avoid sugar entirely, according to a survey by the International Food Information Council (IFIC). Consuming less sugar will likely remain a key consumer goal in 2022.

Exhibitors at IFT’s annual conference showcased their ingredient offerings

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from Evonik Corp, FlavorSum, IFF, and more!

Sugar: How low can we go in frozen desserts?

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0400

The laws of chemistry and physics have not changed since the Big Bang. Not all these laws are known, and we continually learn more, leveraging novel approaches, processes, and/or formulations to create truly new products.

Ingredient suppliers offer clean-label, high-potency and sugar-reducing sweetener solutions.

Fri, 28 May 2021 12:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from ASR Group, Brenntag, Cargill, and more!

Added sugar in American diet exceeds recommended guidelines

Tue, 18 May 2021 10:25:00 -0400

Sugar continues to be at the top of the list of nutrients that consumers are trying to reduce in their diets. A recent update from the American Heart Association noted, "Strong evidence supports the association of added sugars with increased cardiovascular disease in children."

The quest for sugar reduction in dairy products

canningk@bnpmedia.com (Kathie Canning) — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:00:00 -0400

Back in 2016, FDA announced an update to the Nutrition Facts label. As part of that update, the agency called for food and beverage manufacturers to list "added sugars" instead of only "total sugars."

New ingredients for dairy and nondairy beverages include flavors, stabilizers and proteins

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 11:44:00 -0400

New ingredients from Applied Food Sciences, Beneo, Cargill and more!

Suppliers virtually highlighted ingredients for dairy, nondairy products at IFT's SHIFT20.

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from AIC, Apura Ingredients, Domino Foods Inc. and more!

New sweeteners offer sugar-reduction and clean-label solutions

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0400

New ingredients from Beneo, Brenntag North America, Avansya, and more!

Reduce the sugar in dairy products

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 10:15:00 -0400

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.

Ingredients for coffee, tea and juice provide new opportunities

canningk@bnpmedia.com (Kathie Canning) — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:25:00 -0400

Three or four decades ago, consumers had few choices when it came to ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages. The available assortment consisted mainly of milk, soft drinks, juice/fruit drinks and alcoholic beverages such as wine and beer.

Dairy manufacturers minimize total and added sugar

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 10:28:00 -0500

Dairy foods are ideal components of a sensible weight management plan, but added sugars can sabotage the healthy aspects of those foods.

Ingredients suppliers meet new frozen dessert formulation needs

kjdecker@gmail.com (Kimberly Decker) — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:22:00 -0500

These days, terms such as keto, paleo, high-protein, plant-based, vegan, even "pegan" (paleo-plus-vegan), describe not just diets but entire lifestyles.

Consider the cost per unit of sweetness for frozen desserts

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:50:00 -0400

Sweeteners of all types are used in frozen desserts for a variety of straightforward reasons.