Acesulfame K

Acesulfame K (acesulfame potassium or Ace K) is a non-caloric, high-intensity sweetener that is heat stable, even under moderately acidic or basic conditions, allowing its use in baking or in acidic products that require a long shelf life (i.e., carbonated beverages, fruit drinks) as well as sugar-free products such as chewing gum. As an alternative sweetener or artificial sweetener, it has many applications in the food, functional food and beverage industries.

Reducing Added Sugars

Sweetener and flavor systems help product developers reduce added sugars while maintaining flavor and quality. ...More
April 20, 2012
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Fiber, Flavor
Fruitful Beverages

The latest ingredients and processes that preserve the quality of fruit in juices, smoothies and other beverages. ...More
March 23, 2012
Posted in Articles, Flavor, Nutraceuticals
Sugar-Free Formulating

Sweetener options that meet sugar-free application needs, from confectionery to beverages to baked goods. ...More
October 20, 2011
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Fiber, Flavor
Sweeteners for Weight Reduction

Few areas of nutrition are wrought with more controversy and misinformation than sweeteners. This article sheds light on the research behind both nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners and the role both play in obesity and weight loss. ...More
July 20, 2011
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal
Sweet Options

While food technologists must formulate with the label in mind, they also must consider all of the characteristics a sweetener—from sucrose to fructose, sucralose to stevia—will bring to the product and the way it will be perceived upon eating. ...More
February 21, 2011
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Flavor
Bitter Blocker for Artificial Sweeteners

Scientists have developed a novel bitter receptor antagonist—GIV3727—that effectively can reduce the bitter taste quality of artificial sweeteners in foods, beverages and pharmaceuticals. ...More
May 31, 2010
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Soft Drink Makers Exploring Stevia, Neotame

Major soft drinks suppliers including PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have been developing products sweetened with stevia, according to a new report from Leatherhead Food Research that reveals the market for intense sweeteners grew by nearly 19 percent between 2007 and 2009. The ...More
April 28, 2010
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Rebalancing Flavor in Reduced-Calorie Beverages

Beverage manufacturers have begun reexamining their product lines for energy-reduction opportunities. But, as any beverage developer knows, draining a drink’s excess calories is only the first step in the reformulation process—and a step that throws just about everything ...More
July 10, 2009 By Kimberly Decker
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Seamlessly Sugar-Free Sweets

The taste of sugar-free and reduced-sugar products has improved substantially over the last decade as suppliers and formulators have collaborated to raise the sensory bar on these products. ...More
May 19, 2009 By Ronald Deis
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CSPI: Stevia May Not Be Safe

WASHINGTON— Laboratory tests show that the sweetener, rebiana, an extract of stevia leaves, causes mutations and DNA damage, which raises the prospect that it causes cancer, according to a new report by toxicologists at the University of California, Los Angeles. In a letter ...More
September 4, 2008
Posted in News