Dec 14, 2025 | Formulas for Success, PQQ
What Is PQQ and Why It Matters If you’re not familiar with the essential nutrient PQQ, then you’re not alone. PQQ, or Pyrroloquinoline Quinone, is a rapidly emerging dietary ingredient found in nature in nano quantities and is an essential micronutrient in living...
Sep 23, 2025 | Formulas for Success, Stevia
When formulating or reformulating a product with stevia, the sugar reduction process can sometimes encounter challenges since stevia has different sweetening properties from sugar. Additionally, when it comes to stevia, there is a broad family of glycosides and...
Aug 28, 2025 | Formulas for Success, Stevia
Stevia and stevia-derived ingredients can be labeled as natural flavors in many countries around the world, but only within certain limits on use levels specified by international guidelines. There are many reasons manufacturers using stevia may want to declare it as...
Sep 28, 2021 | Formulas for Success, Stevia
Did you know that what we conventionally call “stevia” actually describes a family of 100+ glycosides that can be naturally extracted from the stevia leaf, each of which have their own unique properties and profiles? This breadth of variety with stevia is what can...
Aug 23, 2021 | Formulas for Success, Stevia
When reducing or replacing sugar with stevia in a food or beverage product, formulators must always keep in mind that stevia exhibits a later onset of sweetness compared to sugar. This particular property of stevia is important when understanding how its sweetness...
