Items Tagged with 'natural sweeteners'

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Serving up a 'clean' sweet

With the interest in sugar-free sweeteners on the rise, the industry works to meet consumers' needs

February 17, 2017

Consumers have become more concerned about their sugar consumption, and, as a result, focus on sugar reduction and clean labels will likely continue.

What’s the ingredient buzz for new products? Honey

FONA International report finds increased interest in use of natural sweetener.

Bernie Pacyniak

January 18, 2017

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According to a recent flavor report from Geneva, Ill.-based FONA International, the use of honey as a sweetener is on the rise. Last year, 10 311 products were rolled out globally using honey.

Ingredient Technology: Sweeteners, they come naturally

Thanks to growing concerns about sugar, alternative sweeteners are on the rise and natural substitutes are becoming more and more accessible.

Abigail Watt

January 20, 2016

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With consumers growing increasingly worried about the potential detriments of eating too much sugar, the hunt is on for the best alternatives.

MycoTechnology and Nascent Health Sciences team up to create bitter-free stevia

Mushrooms used to eliminate stevia’s metallic after-taste.

Crystal Lindell

April 29, 2015

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MycoTechnology's innovative process uses mushrooms to remove the bitter metallic lingering after-taste from the plant-based sweetener stevia.

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Stevia – a natural solution to cleaner labeling

How the "natural" sweetener can help confectioners win over consumers.

May 15, 2014

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Fortunately for candy manufacturers, there is a natural sweetener solution that meets the needs and concerns expressed by consumers.

Bringing Out The Salty Side Of Sweets

Candy makers turn to salt to enhance flavors, create premium products.

Carla Zanetos Scully

September 19, 2013

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How does maple pecan buttercrunch with bacon and more pecans drizzled with milk chocolate sound?

Nassau Candy adds Unreal to its lineup

Candy made with less sugar and no artificial ingredients.

September 4, 2013

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Nassau Candy has added Unreal candy to its catalog of products.

Unreal makes ‘real’ changes to entice more customers

Healthy candy company redesigns packaging, changes product names and creates brighter colors.

Crystal Lindell

July 31, 2013

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It’s about one year since Unreal candy hit store shelves, and in that time the company has come to learn a few things about what consumers want. And now they’re responding with some big changes.

CPX20: Cannabis Products Exchange

Products Exchange is a unique new event spotlighting the latest in the development and production of legal cannabis edibles and beverages. This interactive two-day conference is designed to inform and inspire the ideation, innovation, research and development, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, and consumer safety of legal cannabis edibles and beverages.

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Natural Food Flavors and Colorants, 2nd Edition

Although many foods are appealing, and even perceived as natural, in spite of containing synthetic additives, consumer increasingly prefer food products which are fully natural.

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Candy Industry Magazine

June 2019

The June 2019 issue features an interview with a natural candy color specialist, a look at how chocolate bar makers can stand out from the crowd, our global state of the candy industry, and more.

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