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Natural sweeteners

Will stevia live up to the great expectations? Now that FDA-affirmed GRAS has been achieved, will it meet manufacturers’ and consumers’ exacting demands? The beverage giants are off the blocks...

'Natural' will remain undefined, says FDA

04-Jan-2008 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has no plans in the near future to establish a definition of the term 'natural', saying it has other priorities for its limited resources.

Cargill, Coca-Cola prepare to bring stevia to global markets

02-Jan-2008 - Coca-Cola and Cargill will move to introduce their stevia sweetener product in countries where the ingredient is already approved, the firms have confirmed.

New natural sweetener claims 1:1 sugar replacement

21-Dec-2007 - A new 'all natural' sweetener blend for baked goods claims to be able to replace sugar on a one to one basis without compromising the sweetness or structure of a product.

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Freedonia: Stevia's potential in an imperfect sweetener market

23-Oct-2007 - No sweetener currently available on the market has proven to be a fully satisfactory replacement for sugar, but the emergence of stevia could rekindle hope, according to Freedonia. The analyst examines the sweetener market in the second of a series of exclusive articles contributed to FoodNavigator-USA.com by global market research firms.

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