Ingredients
Icon Foods supplies nine sweetener ingredients in bulk to food and beverage manufacturers across North America, in more than 100 grades spanning conventional and organic, multiple particle sizes, and pre-built systems.
The Nine Ingredients
| Ingredient | Sweetness | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Stevia | 100 to 300x | Sweetness at fractions of a percent. Fifteen grades, Reb A through Reb M |
| Monk fruit | 125 to 250x | Sweetness with a mild fruity character. Twelve grades by mogroside V purity |
| Allulose | 0.6 to 0.8x | Browning, humectancy, freeze point control. Excluded from Added Sugars |
| Tagatose | ~0.9x | Browning at close to sugar sweetness. Excluded from Added Sugars |
| Erythritol | 0.6 to 0.8x | Bulk at near-zero calorie. Best digestive tolerance of the polyols |
| Xylitol | 1:1 | Sweetness parity, non-cariogenic. Gum, mints and oral care |
| Maltitol | ~0.9x | Closest polyol to sucrose. Minimal cooling, so it holds in chocolate |
| Thaumatin | Modulator | Extends sweetness and reduces off-notes at parts per million |
| Glycerin | ~0.6x | Humectant and body builder. Not a sweetener despite the sweetness |
Choosing Between Them
The useful question is not which sweetener is best. It is which function you are replacing.
Sweetness only comes from stevia and monk fruit. Neither contributes bulk, browning or texture, so both need a partner.
Bulk and structure come from the polyols: erythritol, xylitol and maltitol. None of them browns.
Browning comes only from the rare sugars, allulose and tagatose. No polyol and no high-intensity sweetener participates in the Maillard reaction.
Moisture and shelf life come from glycerin and from fiber syrups.
Finish and off-note management come from thaumatin, which changes perception without changing composition.
Sweetener Ingredients Are Bought as Systems
Most projects end with three or four of these working together rather than one. That is why the portfolio is organized by category as well as by ingredient.
See high intensity sweeteners, rare sugars, polyols and blends, fibers, modulators, nutritive sweeteners and inclusions, or start from your application.
Sourcing and Documentation
Every order ships with certificate of analysis, safety data sheet, technical data sheet, country of origin statement and allergen statement. Kosher certification across the portfolio, USDA Organic through Oregon Tilth on most lines, Non-GMO Project verification on several.
We ship from Portland, Oregon, under Oregon Department of Agriculture establishment #88294 as a registered FDA food manufacturing facility. More on sourcing and documentation.
Request Samples
Samples ship in 24 to 48 hours with full documentation, and we hold no minimum order. Tell us the application and we will recommend a grade rather than sending you the whole catalogue.
SteviaSweet Extracts
Icon Foods’ SteviaSweet™ steviol glycosides and organic stevia leaf extracts, offer a wide range of high-purity, clean-label high intensity sweeteners designed to meet the needs of modern food and beverage formulations.
SteviaSweet RA60
SteviaSweet RA95
SteviaSweet RA99
SteviaSweet RD95
SteviaSweet RM95D
MonkSweet Monk Fruit Extracts
MonkSweet MV25
MonkSweet MV40
MonkSweet MV50
Erysweet Erythritol
