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PODCAST: BENEO on better-for-you candy ingredients

Sugar replacers such as isomalt can provide no-sugar options for hard candy.

By Liz Parker Kuhn
PODCAST: BENEO on better-for-you candy ingredients

courtesy of: BENEO

December 13, 2023

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BENEO's Kyle Krause on better-for-you confection ingredients

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Candy Industry Senior Editor Liz Parker recently talked to Kyle Krause, regional product manager, functional fibers and carbohydrates, BENEO, about better-for-you candy ingredients and how food can influence mood and mental health.

Krause discusses how functional carbohydrates can provide healthier candy options. One benefit is lowering blood sugar through balanced insulin levels with ingredients such as BENEO’s functional carbohydrate Palatinose. Palatinose is a balanced low-glycemic carbohydrate, which provides balanced energy over an extended period.

In addition, sugar replacers such as isomalt can provide no-sugar options for hard candy. BENEO has also had success with a sanded coating, which gives a natural, artisan-like appearance for packaging healthier candy in paper bags and similar packaging.

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Liz Parker Kuhn is the senior editor of Candy Industry and Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, and has worked at BNP Media since 2012. She has written for CBS Detroit as well as for her own blogs. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan. Liz can be contacted at (248) 839-7156 or at parkerkuhne@bnpmedia.com.

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