To heed the worldwide campaigns for further sugar reduction in food and beverage items, Conagen will be increasing the manufacturing scale of its high-intensity sweeteners. The thaumatin I and thaumatin II are cost-effective solutions that will meet the growing demand for fruit and plant-based sweeteners. Thaumatin are proteins present in fruits of the Thaumatococcus danielli, a tropical plant. It was found to be 100,000 times sweeter than table sugar on a molar basis, while 3,000 times … [Read more...] about Conagen scales up production of thaumatin protein natural sweeteners
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Sweegen to bring brazzein sweetener to market
To contribute to creating better-for-you, reduced sugar products, Sweegen is commercialising its high-intensity sweetener, the Ultratia™ brazzein. Brazzein is 500 to 2,000 times sweeter than traditional sugar. This ingredient does not have any calories, making it a great alternative to artificial sweeteners and older generation variants like stevia. Sourced from the fruit of Oubli, a West African climbing plant’s fruit, which is found sparingly in nature. Sweegen utilises a proprietary … [Read more...] about Sweegen to bring brazzein sweetener to market
New Codex Framework for Steviol Glycosides released
The International Stevia Council has announced that new guidelines for stevia production technologies has been released by Codex Alimentarius, the international food standard safety authority. The Framework for Steviol Glycosides will help suppliers get access to a range of stevia ingredients and how to properly process them. The new framework encompasses four production technologies for the following: stevia leaf extract, steviol glycosides from bioconversion, steviol glycosides from … [Read more...] about New Codex Framework for Steviol Glycosides released