The Finnish bakery products and sweets producer is building a bespoke manufacturing facility to make xylitol from oat hulls, derived as a side stream during the company’s oat milling process.
Cargill cannot prove a cause-and-effect relationship between eating sugar-free candy sweetened with at least 90% erythritol and a reduced risk of dental caries, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said.
Ingredients giant Cargill will invest €35m to expand its sweetener options throughout Europe in anticipation of strict sugar production quotas that will end in 2017.
Sugar alcohols could be used to store solar and wind energy as researchers look to alternatives that are more environmentally friendly and sustainable.
The focus on sugar intensified yesterday with news of a tax on soft drinks in the UK. But assuming a shift to low or no-sugar foods and drinks will lead to a boost in low-calorie speciality sweeteners is probably wide of the mark, unless they are natural.
Beneo has developed translucent chewing gum coatings from isomalt that allows colors and designs in the gum's core to be visible in the finished product.
Chewing gum may have been responsible for the death of a 19-year old girl – but there is little evidence to suggest artificial sweeteners were at fault, a UK inquest found yesterday.
Xylitol and maltitol-sweetened chewing gum may inhibit gingivitis, but consumers won't get additional benefits if they already brush their teeth regularly, according to a study.
Encapsulating flavors in erythritol crystals may offer food formulators a delivery system with unique performance characteristics, according to ongoing development from Firmenich.
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.
Danisco says a new independent life cycle assessment (LCA) shows that a ‘unique’ hydrolysis method for its newly branded version of the low-calorie sweetener xylitol can yield environmental impact savings of up to 99 per cent.
Danisco achieved 6 per cent in revenue for its full year 2009/10 and strong profit growth; all divisions with the exception of sweeteners contributed to its margin expansion.
Danisco reducing its production of xylitol in China and mothballing its xylose facility, as its sweeteners division is implicated as one of the causes of lower earnings expectations.
Gummy bear candies, not traditionally seen as a first line of defence in battling tooth decay, may play some role in providing oral health care to children when containing some sugar alcohols, according to a new clinical trial in the US.
Danisco's emulsifiers sector is getting back on track after being
affected by rising cost prices, but global supply issues have
impacted heavily on its sweeteners division.
The use of xylitol, a natural sweetener linked to dental health,
could prevent the formation of undesirable brown pigments and
enhance beverage formulations, suggests new research.
Excessive intake of sorbitol, a widely used sweetener in
"sugar-free" products such as chewing gum and sweets, may lead to
weight loss and diarrhoea, German doctors report.
European ingredients firm Danisco is introducing a new range of
lactitol-based sweeteners for bakery products in the Brazilian
market - a strategic decision that indicates an on-going commitment
to milk-derived lactitol.
Ingredients company Danisco launches new concept out of its
Singapore office allowing processors to take advantage of the new
health trends in the market.
GM bacteria that eat hemicellulose in corn fibre could be used as a
new, biobased method of making xylitol, a mint-flavoured sweetener
used in chewing gum.
The sugar alcohol maltitol is the most promising polyol sweetener
to replace sucrose in chocolate, says new research from Turkey, a
result that could lead to new types of sugar-free chocolate to the
booming "diet" candy...
Sugar-free alternatives are beginning to take off in a number of
food sectors, driven by health concerns and product innovation
according to new research.
Leatherhead Food International (LFI) is launching a new industry
collaboration project to explore the uses of polyols and generate
physical data for polyol/sugar blends.
Dynamic Food Ingredients (DFI) has licensed technology designed to
make the production of xylitol, a natural sweetener that is claimed
to have health benefits, more affordable.
Cargill's first North American maltitol plant is now in full
operation, helping the firm to target the steadily growing polyol
branch of the sweeteners market.
Growth areas for the polyol sweetener xylitol highlighted, as
leading ingredients firm Danisco claims new health guidelines
recommend xylitol to prevent dental caries, reports Lindsey
Partos.
Danisco protects market position in Asia, completing a joint
venture deal in China to ramp up production of its xylitol
sweetenener, writes Lindsey Partos.
US sweetener company zuChem will launch its initial mannitol
product in the first quarter of 2005 on the back of the FDA's
recent amendment to its legislation governing the sweetener,
reports Philippa Nuttall.
Opportunities for suppliers and users of low-calorie bulk sweetener
erythritol open up as Canada clears approval for inclusion of this
natural sweetener in a range of food formulations from cream
fillings to chewing gum.
Opportunities for suppliers and users of low-calorie bulk sweetener
erythritol open up as Canada clears approval for inclusion of this
natural sweetener in a range of food formulations from cream
fillings to chewing gum.
The market for sugar-free confectionery can only gain pace, keeping
in step with an increased consumer demand for 'guilt-free' products
spurred on by burgeoning rates of obesity and diabetes across the
globe. Suppliers of...
