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 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. 

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.

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

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.

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

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. 

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.

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.

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