The results reveal that PureCircle’s stevia sweeteners can help manufacturers significantly reduce carbon and water footprints in food and beverage reformulations.
In a whitepaper released by the the company, PureCircle published that its high purity stevia sweeteners have a carbon footprint that is as much as 82% lower and a water footprint that is as much as 97% lower than other publicly available sweetener benchmarks.
PureCircle’s findings were based on measurement of fiscal year 2011 production of its high purity sweeteners. The footprints were conducted by Camco, UK, an independent water and carbon footprint expert and further peer-reviewed by leading footprint experts, Dr Tim Hess of Cranfield University, UK and Zahir Lazcano, an independent consultant.
Jason Hecker, PureCircle vice president of global marketing and innovation, said: “We are very pleased to share the results of our recent study with the industry, particularly at a time when major manufacturers are looking for solutions to reduce their environmental impacts.
“Control of our supply chain is the essential reason that we were able to fully measure our footprint and put initiatives in place to continuously improve as we scale. We believe that focusing on sustainability is integral to the growth of stevia as the next mass volume natural sweetener.”
Source: PureCircle
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