BioVittoria, the world’s largest producer and processor of monk fruit (luo han guo) has received official notification from the FDA that its Fruit-Sweetness branded monk fruit concentrate is GRAS as a sweetener and flavor enhancer.
It’s been a little more than a year since the zero-calorie, all-natural sweetener, Reb A attained GRAS status in the United States for use in food and beverages.
For those who follow the lunar calendar, this is year 4707, and Feb. 14 marks the start of the “Year of the Tiger.” However, for you golfers out there, most of you have to believe this is not a “Tiger” year.
DSM Nutritional Products has launched CaroCare Nat 10% CWS Star, a natural, easy-to-use beta-carotene color that offers formulation advantages such as guaranteed color intensity, superior stability for enhanced appearance and greater consumer appeal in ready-to-drink beverages.
Today the juice market shows that adding probiotics to fruit juices is a strategy that many beverage developers are using to bring additional immune health benefits to their products, while maintaining an all-natural positioning for their fruit juice ranges.
In response to increased cocoa powder costs, St. Louis-based SensoryEffects Flavor Systems is increasing prices on its chocolate systems with the amount to be determined based on cocoa powder content, effective Feb. 1.