Sugar Alcohols (Polyols) Archives

Are You Sweetener Savvy? Part 2 of 2

In Part 1 of 2 in this blog post series, we addressed some infotainment after the release by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in conjunction with the American Heart Association (AHA) of a scientific statement relative to nonnutritive sweeteners that the press considered newsworthy. (Sweetener image courtesy of wax114 at rgbstock.com) On July 9, 2012, the ADA/AHA scientific statement provided a current use and health perspective on Acesulfame-K, Aspartame, Neotame, Saccharin, Stevia Glucosides, and Sucralose, which are 6 of the 7 nonnutritive sweeteners currently approved for use in the US by the FDA. The 7th nonnutritive sweetener also approved for use in the US by the

Monk Fruit Sweetener Blend Advertising Increases in 2013

Monk fruit extract blend sweeteners have hit the marketplace with a bang! You’ve probably seen a major increase in advertising for monk fruit awareness since anything possibly having to do with weight control is always at a fever pitch in the January of any new year. “No-cal” and “Low-Cal” sweetener blend products of all types continue to sell well across the globe, but companies are always looking for something “newer” to the marketplace to promote. (Luo han guo image property of and used courtesy of the Fruit Species fruit blog). A monkfruit.org website is launched, and television, print, as well as online advertising, etc.

Low FODMAP Diet iPhone App Released 17DEC2012

Earlier this month, we mentioned in our December 2012 Potpourri blog post that an iPhone app was coming for the Low FODMAP Diet. That diet approach has come out of research work done at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia (designed to help manage gastrointestinal symptoms). On 17DEC2012, the researchers at Monash University in Australia sent out a press release about their new app called the Monash University Low FODMAP Diet (by CEMA, Monash University) which can be found in the iTunes Store. Graphic source: Dreamstime.com