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Many ingredient suppliers are stepping up with heart-healthy, weight-management solutions that allow consumers to indulge without the guilt.

Changing the name of high-fructose corn syrup to "corn sugar" will confuse consumers and thwart food shoppers' attempts to avoid the man-made sweetener, according to a study prepared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

A recent consumer survey sponsored by the National Honey Board showed that 96% of respondents believe honey is a “natural sweetener.”

Check out this month’s ingredient launches of superfruits, cocoa replacers, corn starches, sweeteners, whey powder and more.

International expansion could be possible for Stevia, according to Packaged Facts, as demand for artificial sweeteners grows and new plant-based sweeteners offer the advantage of being ‘natural’ and containing fewer calories than sugar. 

The National Honey Board, Firestone, Colo., is working with the American Institute of Baking, Manhattan, Kan., to develop nine bakery food formulas made with honey. Each formula was developed to be scaled to the commercial baking industry and can be found at www.BakingWithHoney.com.