Food scientist and CEO of Icon Foods discusses evolution of clean label sweetening systems in foods, beverages, and gummies.

In this episode we talked with Thom King, the founder and CEO of Icon Foods, which is one of the largest importers, manufacturers and distributors of clean-label sweetening systems and natural sweeteners.

Thom has over 20 years of formulation experience. I asked him about the study recently published in Nature Medicine that claimed an association between the sugar alcohol erythritol and cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Thom and I also talked about sugar reduction and formulation strategies in various product formats.

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-Sean Moloughney, Editor, Nutraceuticals World

Links & Resources: 

Nature Medicine: The artificial sweetener erythritol and cardiovascular event risk 

GRAS Determination of Erythritol for Use in Human Food 

Use of the Term Healthy on Food Labeling

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