Anderson Global Group has announced its plans to launch low-calorie allulose under the AllSweet brand, in partnership with South Korean manufacturer CJ CheilJedang.
Allulose is a naturally occurring sugar found in fruits such as raisins, figs and kiwis. At only 0.3 calories per gram, the low-calorie sugar provides a clean, satisfying sweetness to beverage, bakery, frozen, confectionary and dairy applications. AllSweet performs like sugar in formulations and delivers the sweet satisfaction consumers crave, Anderson Global claimed. The ingredient is recognised by the taste buds as a simple sugar and yet is not metabolised and has no impact on blood glucose levels.
In contrast to high-intensity sweeteners like sucralose, AllSweet allulose has the ability to replicate the hallmark properties of sugar such as browning while baking and provides an exceptionally clean sweetness profile on parity with table sugar without the bitter aftertaste sometimes associated with stevia.
Anderson Global president Russ Anderson said: “We are excited to be joining forces with CJ CheilJedang to bring this truly groundbreaking sugar to the US market. This ingredient performs like regular table sugar, but at a fraction of the calories. The functional advantages of AllSweet are tremendous and we are looking forward to supporting our food and beverage customers to see what kind of innovative, low-calorie products they can produce.”
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