No-Added-Sugar Hard Crack Candy

A Step-by-Step Guide to using Allulose and Isomalt to Craft No-Added-Sugar Hard Crack Candy Summary Hard crack candy may be an old-school confection, but modern formulators can reinvent it with a no-added-sugar edge by pairing allulose with isomalt. Allulose, a low-calorie saccharide, brings clean sweetness and consumer appeal, while isomalt […]

Pea Protein, Brown Rice Protein

IconiPro v.1 – The Smarter Protein Stack

Delivering Functionality. Formulated for Innovation. Summary IconiPro V.1 is Icon Foods’ smarter plant protein system—engineered for formulators who demand more than grams on a label. By blending pea, brown rice, hemp, and pumpkin seed proteins into a synergistic stack, IconiPro V.1 delivers a complete amino acid profile, high bioavailability, clean-label […]

Beautiful thick FibRefine Soluble Tapioca Fiber Syrup

A Guide: FibRefine™ L90 Soluble Tapioca Fiber Syrup

Summary FibRefine™ L90 Soluble Tapioca Fiber Syrup is emerging as one of the most versatile, high-performance clean-label ingredients available to formulators seeking better texture, improved moisture management, and meaningful nutrition upgrades. With up to 90% soluble fiber, a neutral flavor profile, and exceptional stability across baking, dairy, snack, and beverage […]

Protein Powder explosion

Stacked & Jacked

Crafting the Perfect No-Added Sugar Pre-Workout Formula for Performance and Palate Summary Today’s pre-workout market is flooded with formulas that promise energy, endurance, and focus, but too many taste like punishment. Stacked & Jacked lays out the blueprint for building a pre-workout that fires on all cylinders: performance, sensory appeal, and consumer […]

Fibers: The Quiet Juggernaut of 2026 

… and Why Smart Formulators are Buying Ahead (Like Soluble Tapioca Fiber!) Summary Fiber is emerging as the quiet juggernaut of 2026, fueled by consumer demand for gut health, satiety, glucose control, and clean-label functionality across every major category—from RTDs and bars to bakery, confections, and frozen treats. As soluble […]

Isomalt is derived from Sugar Beets

The Sweetener Showdown: Isomalt v. Erythritol

Summary As tariffs, supply-chain volatility, and growing consumer skepticism disrupt erythritol’s longtime dominance in reduced-sugar formulation, isomalt emerges as a stable, cost-effective, and sensory-superior alternative. Derived from beet sugar and delivering a smoother sweetness curve with far less cooling, isomalt offers reliable bulk, excellent heat and acid stability, and a […]

Cinnamon Rolls made with allulose

Baking with Allulose

The Sweet Science of Keeping it Cool (and DELICIOUS) Summary Baking with allulose delivers incredible flavor, color, and clean sweetness—but its high Maillard reactivity means it browns fast, behaves unpredictably under heat, and requires a different approach than sucrose. In this technical breakdown, we explore why allulose caramelizes so quickly, […]

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Feeding the Bioreactor

How Prebiotic Fibers, Symbiotics, and Postbiotics Crank Up GLP-1 Summary GLP-1 may be the headline hormone of the metabolic era, but food and beverage formulators don’t need pharma to play in this space. The gut already manufactures GLP-1 naturally through short-chain fatty acids produced during fiber fermentation. This article breaks […]