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Podcast: Oobli on better-for-you chocolate

Oobli CEO Ali Wing talks trends in the B4Y space.

By Liz Parker Kuhn

CONFECTIONERY CONVERSATIONS

Oobli

The company's CEO chats with us about low-sugar, B4Y options in confectionery.

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Ali Wing, CEO, Oobli, talks to us about Oobli's low-sugar, better-for-you chocolate selections, as well as trends in the better-for-you confectionery space this year.

In March, the brand received it's "No questions asked" letter from the FDA, which states that Oubli Fruit Sweet Protein (known by its scientific name as "brazzein" is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) for use as a sweetener in food and beverages. Oubli Fruit Sweet Protein can be safely used to replace 70% or more of sugar in most food and beverages such as sodas, teas, baked goods, and confectionery items.

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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.