VANCOUVER, British Colombia—GLG Life Tech Corporation launched BlendSure™ at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) conference in Chicago. GLG researchers developed BlendSure™ by isolating various components of the stevia plant and then blending them in a proprietary ratio to deliver a consistent, balanced and sucrose-like taste profile that is both heat and pH stable, and works well in a carbonated beverage formulation.
BlendSure™ is a natural sweetener with zero calories, zero carbohydrates and a zero glycemic index. According to GLG, it is offered at a price-point comparable and competitive to sugar. The product can be used both in food and beverages, and as a tabletop sweetener. BlendSure™ also may be combined with other natural sweeteners, such as sugar.
BlendSure™ has met all of the requirements for self-affirmed GRAS (generally recognized as safe) and has received a letter of certification from GRAS Associates, whose experts specialize in the technical and regulatory aspects of obtaining and defending GRAS status for the food, supplement and chemical industries. BlendSure™ underwent and passed a rigorous safety review performed by GRAS Associates’ qualified panel of scientific experts in order to confirm the product meets FDA’s (FDA) safety criteria. GLG will additionally file its dossier for a no-objection letter from the FDA in the near future.
Exceeding a total steviol glycosides reading of 95 percent, BlendSure™ also meets the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) international standard for stevia extracts.
