Symrise develops toolbox to tackle stevia flavour issues
02-Apr-2009 - Symrise has launched a new toolkit of flavour masking solutions to help food manufacturers to...
Fructose review findings are ‘speculative’: Researcher
30-Mar-2009 - The findings of a review about how metabolism of fructose in the brain may affect...
Fructose metabolism in the brain may increase food intake, obesity: Review
30-Mar-2009 - The way fructose is metabolised in the brain may increase food intake and lead to...
Sweetened beverages may raise women’s heart disease risk
27-Mar-2009 - Women who drink two or more servings of sweetened beverages per day may increase their...
European stevia firm to build Paraguay plant
24-Mar-2009 - Granular, a European stevia producer, has entered into a joint partnership to build a refinery...
Danisco counts cost of ingredient sales slowdown
18-Mar-2009 - Danisco has reported a slowdown in food ingredient volume sales in Q3 as the economic...
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Could sugar shake off its bad boy image?
16-Mar-2009 - Sugar could be shedding its bad boy image to take a surprise spot on the...
Study pinpoints ‘missing link’ between fructose and insulin resistance
05-Mar-2009 - Yale scientists have reportedly found the ‘missing link’ to explain why high-fructose diets may boost...
PureCircle reaps rewards for Reb A contracts in H1
04-Mar-2009 - Reb A producer PureCircle has reported a net profit increase of 75 per cent for...
Polyols choice critical for nutritional bar acceptability
03-Mar-2009 - Adding the polyol glycerol to a whey protein based nutritional bar maintains the soft texture...
Grim outlook prompts sweetener action from Danisco
03-Mar-2009 - Danisco reducing its production of xylitol in China and mothballing its xylose facility, as its...
Swiss firm claims to crack tooth-friendly drink conundrum
19-Feb-2009 - A new beverage is claiming to be the first ice tea that can safeguard the...
Roquette concept aims to add value to sweetener
13-Feb-2009 - Roquette is re-naming its bulk maltitol sweetener as SweetPearl, and is offering additional services to...
Fructose-sweetened drinks again raise questions in obesity-related study
13-Feb-2009 - Drinking fructose-sweetened beverages with meals may cause bigger rises in blood levels of triglycerides...
Novel Foods approval sought for nutritive sweetener
22-Jan-2009 - Alberta, Canada-based Bioneutra has applied to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) for European Union...
Syral centre of excellence to boost innovation
21-Jan-2009 - Syral is building a new centre of excellence which it hopes will strengthen innovation...
2008 round-up: This year’s most read articles about sweeteners
19-Dec-2008 - As 2008 draws to a close, FoodNavigator has been reviewing which articles generated the...
Stevia sweetener gets US FDA go-ahead
18-Dec-2008 - The FDA has given the long-awaited green light for Reb A, the sweetener made from...
Sweeteners still a bitter pill for Danisco margins
16-Dec-2008 - Margin pressure in its sweeteners and Genencor business divisions has caused Danisco to lower its...
What zero-calorie approval means for erythritol users
19-Nov-2008 - Henry Hussell, European marketing manager for Cargill Sweetness, explains what the recent EU approval of...
EU recognises erythritol as zero calorie sweetener
03-Nov-2008 - Opportunities for low-calorie formulations open up for food makers as Europe officially recognises erythritol as...
Ajinomoto confirms aspartame price increase for Europe
30-Oct-2008 - Ajinomoto Europe has announced a 15 per cent price increase for aspartame produced at its...
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The hour of stevia is nigh
27-Oct-2008 - The course of true love never did run smooth. The same could be said of...
Stevia potential bigger than we thought, PureCircle
23-Oct-2008 - PureCircle is reviewing its operational strategy and development plans, as high purity Reb-A, derived from...
Stevia gets Australian approval for food and beverages
08-Oct-2008 - The Australian food authority FSANZ has approved the natural sweetener steviol glycosides (stevia), as an...
