Sweetness Customized
Consumers are clamoring for forward-thinking products that offer an increasing array of health benefits. Replacing sugar with an alternative natural sweetener might seem like the easiest and safest path but wandering down that road without a map or a guide can be more than treacherous. Icon Foods has been formulating Read more…
Market Intelligence Report: Entering Q3 2024
Market Intelligence Report: Entering Q3 2024 By Thom King – Chief Innovations Officer, Icon Foods Here we are emerging out of the 2nd quarter. It feels like Q1 was just yesterday. First let’s talk about the sticky situation within the sugar industry. If you work with sugar, in the Read more…
Benefits of Organic Rebaudioside M
Benefits of Organic Rebaudioside M Both organic rebaudioside M leaf extract and bioconverted rebaudioside M are forms of stevia plant extract used as natural sweeteners. While both are excellent high intensity sweeteners, let’s explore the potential advantages of organic rebaudioside M leaf extract: Natural and Organic: Organic rebaudioside M leaf extract is Read more…
Stevia Maximum Recommended Usage Levels!
Stevia Maximum Recommended Usage Levels! Formulating food and beverages with high-intensity sweeteners, such as stevia, presents a unique challenge. Due to the minimal quantity required to achieve the sweetness equivalent to sugar, precise measurement is crucial! Even a slight miscalculation can significantly alter the sweetness and flavor profile of the Read more…
Prepare for Q1 2024
Sweeteners and Fibers Look Out! Happy New Year! You know, in the past, we’ve seen our fair share of challenges and disruptions in the supply chain. But guess what? Things are looking good for most ingredients and inputs—or at least stable. I’ll take it. One of the biggest reasons for Read more…
Reduce Sugar with ErySweet+
Reduce Sugar with ErySweet+ ErySweet+ is a powdered blend of erythritol and stevia extract. This natural sweetening solution brings together optimal levels of proprietary steviol glycosides and erythritol—a sugar alcohol derived by microbial fermentation. The combination of erythritol and stevia provides a multitude of benefits for formulators. Stevia is a Read more…
Preparing for Q4 & Q1 2024: Market Intelligence Report
Sweeteners and Fibers Look Out! Good afternoon fellow food manufacturers, formulators, and enthusiasts of Clean Label Sugar Reduction. You know, in the past, we’ve seen our fair share of challenges and disruptions in the supply chain. But guess what? Things are looking good for most ingredients and inputs—or at least Read more…
Reduce Sugar With IconiSweet!
Reduce Sugar With IconiSweet! IconiSweet—our most inclusive sweetening system—is a natural sweetening solution that brings together optimal levels of monk fruit extract, crystalline allulose, proprietary steviol glycosides, and erythritol. A symphony cannot be played alone; it needs an orchestra to be heard. As a single ingredient, sugar hits the mark Read more…
Urgent Logistics Update
Near-Term UPS Teamsters Strike The United Parcel Service (UPS) is facing an impending strike by its workers, a situation that demands our attention and understanding. The dedicated employees of UPS have long been the backbone of reliable package delivery services, ensuring that our parcels and important LTL and FTL shipments Read more…