Although it is not Keto Friendly like most of our products, Coconut sugar is an awesome Paleo Sweetener. What is Coconut Sugar? Basically it is the dehydrated sap of the coconut palm. It is often confused with palm sugar, which can be made from a variety of different types of Read more…
Icon Foods launches sugar-free, clean-label chocolate chips for bakery, dairy manufacturers PORTLAND, Oregon — From candies to fruits and nuts and even herbs and spices, inclusions are storming the food and beverage industry. As demand for “permissibly indulgent” products continues to grow, Icon Foods introduces “SweetBitz,” a new line of Read more…
We are in the midst of a healthy revolution. Food companies across the globe are experiencing an upheaval as consumers change the way they approach food. They are reading labels carefully, not only to maximize nutrition but to be certain they understand what ingredients are in their foods. They are Read more…
Is Monk Fruit Sweetener Safe? Many consumers don’t know much about this emerging sweetener, but it is one of the best natural sugar substitutes in the food industry. Many new products are popping up using this ingredient as an alternative to the very popular stevia leaf sweetener. This ingredient is Read more…
Small quantities of allulose can be found naturally in figs, wheat, raisins and syrup. Most of this “rare sugar” you see today is extracted from corn. Now that it is recognized as safe by the FDA, you are starting to see it in more and more products. Here are some Read more…
Jennifer GrebowMay 9, 2018 via http://www.nutritionaloutlook.com/food-beverage/new-stevia-plus-allulose-ingredient-blood-sugar-friendly Allulose, or D-allulose, is an up-and-coming ingredient in the sweetening world. This low-calorie sweetener, which naturally occurs in sources like wheat, figs, raisins, and jackfruit, is molecularly similar to fructose and glucose, but it has an outstanding quality: because it is not rapidly digested, metabolized, and Read more…
Source: http://www.nutritionaloutlook.com/food-beverage/new-cannasweet-sweetener-reduces-sugar-edible-cannabis-products Jennifer GrebowMar 16, 2018 Sweeteners supplier Icon Foods (Portland, OR) is offering makers of edible cannabis products a new tool to cut sugar content: a proprietary sweetener blend of allulose, stevia, and monk fruit that the company says is especially tailored to cannabis product applications. Called CannaSweet, the sweetener’s Read more…
Source: Nutritional Outlook – http://www.nutritionaloutlook.com/article/new-stevia-plus-allulose-ingredient-blood-sugar-friendly Jennifer Grebow May 9, 2018 Allulose, or D-allulose, is an up-and-coming ingredient in the sweetening world. This low-calorie sweetener, which naturally occurs in sources like wheat, figs, raisins, and jackfruit, is molecularly similar to fructose and glucose, but it has an outstanding quality: because it Read more…
Check out the original article by here Beth Kaiserman here: https://www.nosh.com/news/2019/fda-allows-allulose-to-be-excluded-from-total-and-added-sugars The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new draft guidance last week for allulose, stating it intends to allow manufacturers to exclude the low-calorie sweetener from total and added sugars on Nutrition Facts labels, marking the first time a sweetener Read more…
By Cindy Hazen Just as consumers’ food preferences are shifting toward healthier choices, natural sweeteners are evolving to meet the demand for clean eating. Expectations for simple, understandable ingredients are in vogue. Concurrently, palates have become more refined. Clean is not only a word that applies to labels, it also Read more…