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If Reb-A was once the only game in town, the stevia market is now becoming much more interesting, with novel blends of steviol glycosides gaining momentum and attention moving beyond zero-calorie formulations to more gradual sugar reductions. But stevia is facing some stiff competition from monk fruit (pictured), while the science is also building around monatin and brazzein. Meanwhile, novel natural sweeteners from oats are also gaining momentum.
In this special section of FoodNavigator-USA, we keep you up to date with all the developments in the natural sweeteners market.
GLG Life Tech enters JV for ‘largely untapped’ Chinese market
Stevia supplier GLG Life Tech has entered into a joint venture with China Agriculture and Healthy Foods Company Limited (CAHFC) for the sale and distribution of stevia-sweetened foods and drinks,...
Coca-Cola inks flavor innovation deal for sweetness enhancers
The Coca-Cola Company has announced a collaboration with Chromocell Corporation on flavor innovation research, targeting sweetness enhancers, natural sweeteners and other flavor ingredients.
PureCircle receives new patents for stevia production methods
PureCircle has announced that it has been granted three new patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office for the methods it uses to produce its stevia-derived sweetener ingredients.
Senomyx and Firmenich to partner on natural sweetness enhancers
Senomyx has expanded its collaboration with Firmenich to include the discovery, development and commercialization of natural sweetness enhancers to work with sucrose, fructose and stevia, the company has said.
Study supports stevia stability and safety in carbonated beverages
Sweetening carbonated beverages with stevia, and reb A in particular, does not produce any steviol aglycone, a potentially toxic compound, says a new study which supports the safety and stability...
Dispatches from HiE
Opening up the applications for stevia sweeteners
It started with beverages, but with intense work being carried out by the food industry on other applications for stevia sweeteners novel products are coming to market in the US,...
Chinese stevia sales drive profits higher at GLG Life Tech
GLG Life Tech has posted higher third quarter profits, driven by increased stevia sales in China, growing demand for natural products in North America and global health concerns, the company...
Synergy tackles flavour challenges in high protein stevia drinks
Synergy has launched a range of new flavours which it claims will “tackle the flavouring challenges” in drinks posed by whey protein and natural sweetener stevia-sweetened beverages.
Research firm GIA predicts polyols could soon outsell artificial sweeteners
Safety concerns over artificial sweeteners and the expiry of patents mean that sales volumes could soon be overtaken by polyols, says a leading market research firm.
Pyure Brands to offer organic stevia
Private label stevia supplier Pyure Brands has introduced a line of organic stevia extracts with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status, the company has said.
Two global stevia trade associations launched this week
Suppliers and stakeholders in the stevia industry are organising to maintain standards and pursue scientific enquiry into the use of stevia sweeteners. But two trade organisations have been announced this...
GLG finalizes Indian and Middle Eastern stevia agreement
Stevia supplier GLG Life Tech has finalized a joint venture with Global Agrisystem Private Limited (Global Agri), a Katra Group company, to commercialize its stevia extracts in India and the...
Wisdom Natural Brands opens new stevia processing facility
Stevia-based ingredient producer Wisdom Natural Brands is opening a new plant processing facility in Chile that it says will increase its output fivefold.
Special Edition: Asia
Facing the challenges of Chinese ingredient sourcing
China’s reputation as an ingredient supplier has suffered from a spate of food safety problems – but the food industry should not paint all China-based companies with the same broad...
PureCircle and Tereos target Europe and Brazil for sugar/stevia blends
PureCircle has launched a joint venture with the sugar company Tereos to provide sugar/stevia blends to the European market and gain a stronger international presence through Tereos’ Brazilian facilities.
GLG taps into Chinese demand for stevia; helps plug sugar shortfall
Stevia supplier GLG Life Tech has signed an exclusive supply agreement with Fengyang Xiaogangcun Yongkang Foods High Tech Co. Ltd. (FXY) for distribution of its stevia products in China.
GLG gets FDA GRAS for stevia sweetener
Stevia supplier GLG Life Tech has become the latest company to receive a letter of no objection from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) saying that its stevia sweetener is...
PureCircle gets patent approval for stevia extraction process
Stevia supplier PureCircle has received a US Notice of Allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office for the production process of its stevia-derived sweeteners, the company has said.
S&W Seed reports sales surge in 2010
S&W Seed Company, which entered into an agreement to supply domestically grown stevia to PureCircle in May, has reported a 36 percent surge in revenue during fiscal 2010.
Heartland should withdraw ‘99% natural’ sweetener claim, says review board
A National Advertising Review Board panel has recommended that Heartland Sweeteners should stop advertising its Ideal-brand sweetener as ‘more than 99 percent natural’, saying the statement could mislead consumers.
GLG’s profits boosted as proprietary stevia leaf comes on line
Stevia supplier GLG Life Tech’s gross profits increased 126 percent in the first half of 2010, and revenue grew 35 percent, to C$18.7m, boosted by development of its proprietary stevia...
Stevia pioneer recounts first encounter
Jim May of SweetLeaf tells how he came across the sweet leaves from Paraguay almost three decades before they captured the imagination of the mainstream food industry.
Competition and collaboration in the stevia industry
Representatives of stevia suppliers PureCircle, GLG Life Tech and Blue California spoke with FoodNavigator-USA.com at IFT about areas in which members of the stevia industry can work together - even...
PureCircle-S&W Seed deal aims to scale up domestic stevia supply
PureCircle has said it is a step closer to providing US-grown stevia on a scale necessary to meet growing demand from American food and beverage companies, as it signed a...
PureCircle gains FDA GRAS for Reb D and F
Major stevia player PureCircle has won a GRAS (generally recognized as safe) letter of no objection from the Food and Drug Administration for a blend it is aiming at products...
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