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04 Dec 25

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Stacked & Jacked

Crafting the Perfect No-Added Sugar Pre-Workout Formula for Performance and Palate Summary Today’s pre-workout market is flooded with formulas that promise energy, endurance, and focus, but too many taste like punishment. Stacked & Jacked lays out the blueprint for building…

03 Dec 25

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Fibers: The Quiet Juggernaut of 2026

… and Why Smart Formulators are Buying Ahead (Like Soluble Tapioca Fiber!) Summary Fiber is emerging as the quiet juggernaut of 2026, fueled by consumer demand for gut health, satiety, glucose control, and clean-label functionality across every major…

02 Dec 25

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Formulation Flexibility: Mastering Reb A Conversion Like a Pro

Summary Formulators today need more than a sweetener — they need agility. As stevia markets shift and purity grades fluctuate, the ability to convert seamlessly between Rebaudioside A levels (RA60 through RA99M) has become a powerful competitive advantage.…

02 Dec 25

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The Sweetener Showdown: Isomalt v. Erythritol

Summary As tariffs, supply-chain volatility, and growing consumer skepticism disrupt erythritol’s longtime dominance in reduced-sugar formulation, isomalt emerges as a stable, cost-effective, and sensory-superior alternative. Derived from beet sugar and delivering a smoother sweetness curve with far less…

26 Nov 25

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Baking with Allulose

The Sweet Science of Keeping it Cool (and DELICIOUS) Summary Baking with allulose delivers incredible flavor, color, and clean sweetness—but its high Maillard reactivity means it browns fast, behaves unpredictably under heat, and requires a different approach than…

25 Nov 25

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Feeding the Bioreactor

How Prebiotic Fibers, Symbiotics, and Postbiotics Crank Up GLP-1 Summary GLP-1 may be the headline hormone of the metabolic era, but food and beverage formulators don’t need pharma to play in this space. The gut already manufactures GLP-1…

24 Nov 25

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The Science Behind MonkSweet™ LS4’s Ability to Mask Off-Notes

Summary High-protein and functional beverages are booming, but their biggest challenge isn’t formulation—it’s flavor. Packing 50 grams of protein into a 12-ounce RTD is a sensory minefield, especially with the bitterness, astringency, and lingering off-notes that come from…

18 Nov 25

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The Intersection of Health and Ethics in the Better-For-You Food Revolution

Summary In today’s better-for-you landscape, sugar reduction isn’t just a formulation challenge—it’s an ethical one. As consumers demand transparency, functionality, and clean-label integrity, food scientists are being called to balance sweetness with science, and innovation with responsibility. In…

17 Nov 25

By admin White Papers 17 Views

Sweet Breakdown

How Your Body Handles Sugar, and Why Cutting it Back Changes Everything Summary Sugar tastes simple, but once it reaches the small intestine it unravels into glucose and fructose, triggering rapid absorption, insulin spikes, liver strain, and—when consumed…

05 Nov 25

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FibRefine™ HG – The Unsung Hero

Summary FibRefine™ HG—Icon Foods’ proprietary partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG)—is the unsung hero behind today’s best-performing functional foods and beverages. Unlike traditional guar gum, it dissolves clearly, resists viscosity changes, and delivers proven prebiotic benefits that support gut…

Stacked & Jacked

Fibers: The Quiet Juggernaut of 2026

Formulation Flexibility: Mastering Reb A Conversion Like a Pro

The Sweetener Showdown: Isomalt v. Erythritol

Baking with Allulose

Feeding the Bioreactor

The Science Behind MonkSweet™ LS4’s Ability to Mask Off-Notes

The Intersection of Health and Ethics in the Better-For-You Food Revolution

Sweet Breakdown

FibRefine™ HG – The Unsung Hero

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