It’s been 11 years since the FDA granted GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status to purified extracts of the stevia plant, clearing the way for stevia to be marketed as a calorie-free sweetener. Since then, stevia has become a widely used ingredient in a variety of “diet,” sugar-free, and reduced

On September 1, 2020, Health Canada issued Document NOM/ADM-0151, amending the list of permitted sweeteners, and approving the use of steviol glycosides from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y63348 in a variety of foods. It is understood that the steviol glycosides from the plant Stevia, Saccharomyces cerev

In recent years, the topic of hypoglycemia has been receiving continuous attention, and more and more health-conscious consumers have chosen products that are considered healthy to limit their intake of sugar components. But the debate about the impact of high-intensity sweeteners on health has neve

As competition in the food and beverage industry intensifies, more and more companies are constantly looking for breakthroughs in improving formulas to meet consumers' increasing health needs. Even the beverage giant Coca-Cola is constantly updating and iterating on the selection of sweeteners, just