Added sugars mandate is giving stevia fresh impetus
At the Steviva Ingredients booth, president Thom King said he had had "more R&D requests in the past six months [for stevia-based sweetening solutions] than we've had in the previous three years," as food and beverage manufacturers seek to reduce sugar, galvanized in part by the FDA's decision to require manufacturers to list added sugars on the Nutrition Facts panel by summer 2018.