In today’s changing world consumers are much more conscious about their health and wellness. One of simplest areas to improve their overall diet is through reducing sugar intake, making products that feature natural alternatives an increasingly popular choice for consumers.
There are a broad range of ingredients and solutions that can help reduce or replace sugar in food and beverage products, but most of them have taste challenges that are unacceptable to consumers. This has led to the rise of Stevia as one of the most popular natural sugar alternatives, widely used in food and beverage products due to its intense sweetness, zero calories, and ability to overcome the challenges of traditional sugar alternatives.
WHAT IS STEVIA? |
Stevia is an intensely sweet-tasting plant native to Paraguay and Brazil. Due to its rising popularity, it is now now grown in Japan and China as well. |
WHY USE STEVIA OVER OTHER SWEETENERS? |
Stevia is 100% natural, has zero calories, is three times sweeter than sugar, and is more stable than other commonly used sweeteners like aspartame. These advantages of stevia make it a preferred choice for brands thinking of reducing or replacing sugar. |
CAN STEVIA HELP REPLACE SUGAR COMPLETELY? |
Although, stevia can help effectively reduce sugar from food and beverages to a large extent, if you are looking for 100% Sugar Reduction, Firmenich can offer integrated Stevia blends and TastePrints. |
ARE ALL STEVIA SWEETENERS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET SAME? |
Although stevia is a natural sweetener that is grown in many different parts of the world, they are not the same! |
At Firmenich, our approach to sweeteners is unique. Our talent is in creation, offering customers the full value of
our expertise, and providing viable solutions in the
highly patented stevia space. Without this type of
expert help, many companies’ NPD processes can
be impeded.
Most, existing stevia providers have not evolved as we have and lack the innovation, technical knowledge and infrastructure to deliver the perfect solution. Few stevia companies in the world employ a full time regulatory & compliance staff, whereas Firmenich boasts more than 200!
Our technical footprint spans the globe, with creation and application centers able to support down to the local level. This capability is not something other sweetener companies can offer.
Direct From Source ; Growers Not Collectors
Superior Quality ; Clean Taste
Safe From Price & Quality Fluctuation
At Firmenich, our thinking around the sweetener opportunity is different from others. Our talent is in creation, offering customers the full value of our expertise, and providing viable solutions in the highly patented stevia space. Without this type of expert help, many companies’ NPD processes can be impeded.
* All Firmenich stevia products contain >95% total steviol glycosides.