Natural Sweetener Stevia Makes a Gutsy Comeback

February 22, 2022 USDA ARS

Good news for consumers seeking healthy sugar substitutes! ARS scientists with the Dairy and Functional Foods Unit in Wyndmoor, PA, have made an exciting discovery, finding that the popular natural sugar substitute stevia had no negative effect on human gut health.  

Ingredion and S&W Enter US Stevia Pilot Production Supply Agreement

September 13, 2021 S&W Seed Company

Ingredion Incorporated and S&W Seed Company, a global integrated agricultural seed technology company, today announced the companies have entered into an exclusive U.S. stevia pilot production supply agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, S&W will leverage its proprietary stevia plant portfolio and production techniques to supply Ingredion and its PureCircle by Ingredion group of companies, with high-quality, U.S.-sourced stevia plants.

SweeGen’s Bestevia Reb M Heads to Final Approval in European Union

April 15, 2021 SweeGen

Navigating sugar reduction solutions in Europe just got better for food and beverage brands. Today, SweeGen announced its next generation Bestevia Rebaudioside M (Reb M) stevia sweetener is in the final phase before the European Union publishes the approval in a few months.

Cargill-DSM Joint Venture Avansya Starts Commercial-Scale Production of Eversweet Stevia Sweetener

November 18, 2019 Cargill

EverSweet’s clean taste profile is well-suited for use in products such as yogurt, chocolate milk, soft drinks, ice cream, cereal, bars and confections.