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When stevia first hit the U.S. market in 2008, many in the nutritional community were over the moon about the health potential of this new sugar substitute. There was finally a “natural” sugar ...
Rebiana is the trade name for high-purity rebaudioside A, a steviol glycoside that is 200 times as sweet as sugar. [1] It is derived from stevia leaves by steeping them in water and purifying the resultant extract to obtain the rebaudioside A. [1] The Coca-Cola Company filed patents on rebiana, and in 2007 it licensed the rights to the patents for food products to Cargill; Coca-Cola retained ...
The artificial sweetener aspartame has been the subject of several controversies since its initial approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974. The FDA approval of aspartame was highly contested, beginning with suspicions of its involvement in brain cancer, [1] alleging that the quality of the initial research supporting its safety was inadequate and flawed, and that ...
It is indigenous to South America, and has historically been used in Japanese food products, although it is now common internationally. [25] In 1987, the FDA issued a ban on stevia because it had not been approved as a food additive, although it continued to be available as a dietary supplement. [26]
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The FDA allows food makers to vouch for the safety of ingredients they add to our food, calling them 'generally recognized as safe.' How the FDA allows companies to add secret ingredients to our ...
Truvia (also shown as truvía) is a brand of stevia-based sugar substitute developed jointly by The Coca-Cola Company and Cargill. It is distributed and marketed by Cargill as a tabletop sweetener as well as a food ingredient. [1] Truvia is made of stevia leaf extract, erythritol, and natural flavors.
In the U.S., food industry trade groups consistently argue that the FDA is “fast-tracking” its nutrition labeling work, even though the FDA held its first public meeting on the topic all the ...