by Thom King, Icon Foods, Chief Innovations Officer/Food Scientist KetoseSweet+ by Icon Foods: A Comprehensive Overview for Food Scientistsby Thom King, Icon Foods, Chief Innovations Officer/Food Scientist The demand for natural, low-calorie sweeteners has surged as consumers seek healthier alternatives to sugar. Icon Foods addresses this need with KetoseSweet+, a Read more…
by Thom King, Icon Foods, Chief Innovations Officer/Food Scientist In an era where health and wellness take center stage, the quest for sugar alternatives has led to remarkable advancements in food science. One noteworthy performer in this field is Icon Foods’ SteviaSweet™ RA99M, an innovative blend of steviol glycosides, specifically Read more…
By Thom King – Chief Innovations Officer, Icon Foods When it comes to formulating for clean label sugar reduction, having multiple options for sweetening and flavor modulation is like having a party with all your favorite friends—each one brings something special to the table! Here’s why it’s such a sweet Read more…
By Kash Rocheleau and Thom King We appreciate your continued interest and loyalty in returning to read our thoughts on what’s happening in the industry. Before we dive in, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Kash, and I’ve had the pleasure of being part of the Icon team for nearly Read more…
Original article posted on Nutritional Outlook. Functional fiber blends by Icon Foods will be showcased at Expo West 2025 Article by Erin McEvoy, with insights from Icon Foods Digestive-friendly FibRefine 3.0 and Organic FibRefine 3.5 tolerably add up to 15g of fiber In a March 4, 2025, press release, ingredient Read more…
By Thom King – Chief Innovations Officer Icon Foods Steviol glycosides, which are natural sweet constituents derived from the leaves of the Stevia Rebaudiana plant, have garnered considerable velocity as low-calorie sugar substitutes. This paper aims to provide an in-depth examination of the effects of steviol glycosides on the human Read more…
Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes GLP-1 Medications, Keto, and Blood Sugar Control Like a medium rare rib eye with a pad butter floating on top, the naysayers of keto said stick a fork in it, keto is dead. Au contraire mon frier. The recent article in Food Navigator entitled “Keto Read more…
By Thom King – Chief Innovations Officer Icon Foods Where does one even start? Tariffs? Cargill’s anti-dumping suit? Demand for containers? The only thing we are missing is a pandemic. We will dive into the burning dumpster in a bit but first let’s have a look at things that look Read more…
Semaglutide, commonly referred to as Ozempic[i], falls into drugs categories known as GLP-1 or Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists. Tirzepatide, commonly referred to at the brand Mounjaro[ii], falls into a dual agonist category which contain both GLP-1 and GIP, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide. Both are important classes of incretin hormones that play Read more…
