Contributed by Bobby Verghese, Consumer Analyst at GlobalData. As a key source of dietary sucrose and calories, both of which are detrimental to health, white (refined) sugar continues to be demonised as a food villain. With the COVID-19 pandemic elevating consumer health and wellness concerns, and more governments actively targeting…
Reducing Sugar, Redefining Sweetness
The sugar reduction movement has gained mometum across the globe, with most of the impact hitting the beverage industry. Sugar is the latest dietary enemy and in particular, sugar-sweetened beverages are being blamed for the obesity and diabetes epidemic that have emerged in recent years. By Dr. Aoife Marie Murphy,…
Natural Sweeteners—Industry Insights
Global worries on overzealous sugar consumption and corresponding rise of sugar related diseases have prompted ingredients manufacturers and product developers to turn to sweeteners as sugar substitutes. By Eddy Lee—Consultant, Chemicals, Materials & Food, Frost & Sullivan. Trends Of Sugar Substitutes Natural sweeteners are sugar and sugar substitutes that…
Kerry: Cleaner Label A Priority For Consumers
More than half of consumers (52 percent) in Asia, the Middle East and Africa (APMEA) always look for cleaner labels when shopping, but clean eating in the East is very different from the West, according to new research released by Kerry today. The ‘Cleaner Label: Safety, Health and Environment—The New…
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