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August 6, 2020
The biggest trends among consumer interests are transparency and simplicity—they want to know and understand the ingredients in their food. “This past winter we launched the first phase of a campaign to connect consumers with the natural origin of real sugar…On the most basic level, the campaign was designed to show consumers sugar beet and sugar cane plants to impress that sugar comes from plants.” shared Courtney Gaine, Sugar Association President and CEO.
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October 19, 2020
October 19, 2020 “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking comments on how best to address labeling of sweeteners that are metabolized differently than sugar on food and beverage packaging. These sweeteners, which include allulose, D-tagatose and isomaltulose, are being used more in food and drink, but aren’t always indicated as sweeteners under the current Nutrition […]
September 28, 2020
September 28, 2020 “Reading nutrition labels on packaged foods is probably high up on most nutritionists’ lists of healthy eating tips. But it’s just as important to check out the ingredients list. “It’s a good way to judge the quality of a food,” says Charlotte Vallaeys, senior policy analyst and a nutritionist at Consumer Reports. “And a […]
September 21, 2020
September 21, 2020 “Sweeteners sound like the ideal solution to added sugar. No calories and none of the cons of refined sugar means you can enjoy it in excess right? The answer is, we don’t know yet. As of now, there are 6 sugar substitutes approved by the FDA. These include- Aspartame Saccharin Sucralose Acesulfame […]
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