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...
Jun 16, 2025 | Formulas for Success, Stevia
There’s a quiet revolution brewing in the iced tea aisle. Once dominated by sugary, traditional flavors, the category is now evolving in response to consumer demand for healthier, more functional, and more flavorful options. In this new landscape, stevia is playing a...
Jun 14, 2024 | Formulas for Success, Stevia
In an ever-evolving world of health-conscious consumers chasing zero-sugar and clean-label products, one particular shift in behavior has become clear. Globally, consumers have decided to stop drinking their sugar. Innova reports 1 in 5 new products launching with...
Jun 14, 2023 | Formulas for Success, Stevia
Rapidly rising sugar prices, consumer demand for natural alternatives, and never-ending supply chain woes… the list goes on. In short, the food & beverage industry is exploring more-natural, less-sugary pastures for its consumers — leading to a sugar-replacement...
Feb 1, 2023 | Formulas for Success, Stevia
The “cake pop” started out as a sweet alternative to cutting cake by the slice, in Angie Dudley’s home kitchen in Atlanta, Georgia. However, these trendy lollipop cakes smothered in icing are now staples in almost every bakery and Starbucks...