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Ingredion's Sweet Cream Cold Brew Coffee

Beverage-makers turn to natural sweeteners as consumers aim to lower sugar intake

Brands must deliver on taste, health expectations

Chloe Alverson

February 26, 2024

Natural sweeteners are looking to deliver sweet solutions while accommodating consumer demands for less sugar content.

Ocean Spray Zero Sugar

November 7, 2023

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., the agricultural cooperative owned by roughly 700 farmer families, announced the launch of Ocean Spray Zero Sugar Juice Drink, the first beverage from Ocean Spray with zero grams of sugar and no artificial sweeteners.

B.T. Sweet launches new sugar replacer

Cambya delivers optimal sweetness without need for masking agents

February 24, 2022

B.T. Sweet launched Cambya, which is designed as a one-to-one drop-in for food and beverage applications.

nutpods sweetened creamers

May 21, 2021

nutpods introduced its first-ever naturally sweetened coffee creamers, still with zero sugar in each serving.

GuS Soda’s new flavors contain a blend of monk fruit, stevia and a touch of pure cane sugar

R&D Stevia Feature

Taste profiles continue to improve for natural sweeteners

Zero-calorie sweeteners' use spans various categories

Jessica Jacobsen

March 21, 2020

In the Maroon 5 song "Sugar," the band references a man's need for love from the woman he cares about. However, if the songwriters had been watching the sweetener trends, they might have been more inclined to mention a more in vogue sweetener.

Beverage-makers work to develop balanced sweetening systems

Clean-label trends boast sugar reduction

September 30, 2019

When inquiring about the most popular trends in the beverage industry, the answer more than likely centers on clean-label ingredients and a focus on health and wellness. For many consumers, this translates to seeking out food and beverages with reduced sugar and carbohydrates.

Sweet Green Fields launches new stevia-based flavor

STEVIAROMA elevates sweetness while supplying a full-bodied mouthfeel

September 24, 2019

STEVIAROMA helps keep the sweet taste, mouthfeel and flavor of sugar when reducing most or all sugar and replacing with high-intensity sweeteners (HIS).

Honey resonates as versatile beverage ingredient

Clean-label and better-for-you drinks gain popularity

Taylor Karg

May 22, 2018

As all-natural and healthy ingredients remain a key trend in U.S. markets, beverage companies are recognizing the functionality and flexibility of using honey as an ingredient.

Sugar aversion, regulations benefit use stevia, erythritol and monk fruit in beverages

Suppliers innovate with stevia to fill sweetness gap

Amanda Del Buono

March 6, 2017

The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines and the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new Nutrition Facts label, in conjunction with continued consumer demand for transparency, less sugar and clean-label products, have resulted in an increased demand for natural, non-caloric, high-intensity sweeteners (HIS), like stevia, monk fruit and erythritol.

PureCircle releases Sigma-Beverage

Stevia ingredient aids in calorie reduction efforts

February 15, 2017

PureCircle Ltd. introduced Sigma-Beverage, its latest breakthrough stevia ingredient that is specifically optimized for beverage formulations. Sigma-Beverage performs similarly to sugar but at deep calorie reductions, so formulators can create beverage solutions for consumers while still reducing development time by 30-50 percent, it says.

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Beverage-makers turn to natural sweeteners as consumers aim to lower sugar intake

Ocean Spray Zero Sugar

B.T. Sweet launches new sugar replacer

nutpods sweetened creamers

Taste profiles continue to improve for natural sweeteners

Beverage-makers work to develop balanced sweetening systems

Sweet Green Fields launches new stevia-based flavor

Honey resonates as versatile beverage ingredient

Sugar aversion, regulations benefit use stevia, erythritol and monk fruit in beverages

PureCircle releases Sigma-Beverage

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