Looking at the future from FIE: two major trends of stevia industry
Frankfurt, November 19-21, 2024. At the just concluded 2024 FIE (Food Ingredients Europe exhibition, numerous professional visitors and exhibitors from the food industry gathered together, and food raw materials also showed a trend of healthy and natural development. In the field of sweetener stevia, whether it is the high-end series of Rebaudioside D (RD) and Rebaudioside M (RM) or the cost-effective Glucosyl Steviol Glycosides (GSG), it has attracted professional audiences from all over the world and won unanimous praise.
As a leading enterprise in the stevia industry, Xinghua GL Stevia's key products in this exhibition focus on two core directions: sweeter and cheaper. These trends not only reflect market demand, but also foreshadow the future development path of the industry.
High end products RD and RM: sweet and pure, excellent quality
RD and RM stevia series are the symbolic products of Xinghua GL Stevia devoted to technological breakthrough. These high-end stevia are famous for their pure sweet taste and aftertaste free bitterness, especially suitable for high-end drinks, dairy products, health food and other fields. Although the production costs of RD and RM are currently high, with the expansion of production capacity and customer base, costs will gradually decrease, making them more competitive in the market.
During the on-site tasting session, RD and RM received unanimous praise for their sweet taste performance. The professional audience described: "RD has a full sweet taste and a natural aftertaste, without the bitter aftertaste and aftertaste of traditional stevia." RM is called "near perfect natural sweetener" because of its high sweetness and sweet taste curve very similar to sucrose.
The unique advantage of RD and RM lies in their highly purified sweet taste, which can significantly improve the sensory experience of the product. They are particularly suitable for applications that require high sweetness purity, such as sugar free carbonated beverages, health bars, and high-end baked goods.
Wang Jing, General Manager of Xinghua GL Stevia, said at the exhibition, "We are confident in the future of RD and RM products. This is not only a reflection of technological progress, but also the key to meeting consumers' demand for high-quality natural sweeteners
Cost effective choice GSG: innovation driven, helping popularization
The GSG (Glucosyl Steviol Glycosides) series is another highlight of this exhibition. This series of products is developed around the goal of "cheaper and more widely applicable". Through enzymatic modification technology, GSG significantly reduces costs while enhancing sweetness, making it an ideal choice for food manufacturers and beverage brands.
In on-site tasting, GSG was applied to low sugar dairy beverages and fruit juices, and its sweetness was described as "natural and gentle, with almost no odor". Compared with other stevia, GSG has a more balanced sweet release, which is particularly suitable for cost sensitive low-end market applications, such as children's drinks and snacks.
GSG is a product with extremely high cost-effectiveness, "said a research and development leader from a beverage company." It can help us significantly reduce formula costs without sacrificing taste.
"GSG not only has an advantage in price, but also can provide customers with more flexible application solutions." Aaron Lu, business director of Xinghua GL Stevia, said, "This is an important step for us to promote the popularization of stevia products."
Seize the opportunity, cooperate for win-win results
At the exhibition site, Xinghua GL Stevia not only showcased outstanding products, but also emphasized the concept of win-win cooperation with distributors and partners. "We very much encourage our partners to take advantage of the rapid development window of the stevia industry to seize the market opportunity." Wang Jing, General Manager of Xinghua GL Stevia, said, "The future costs of RD and RM will gradually decline with the increase of production capacity and the expansion of market scale. We will also provide maximum support, work with our partners to promote the market popularization of GSG, and provide more healthy and economical sweet solutions for more customers."
Future prospect: Innovation and popularization of stevia
From the results of the FIE exhibition, the stevia industry is developing rapidly in the direction of coexistence of high quality and high cost performance. Xinghua GL Stevia has become a leader in industry trends through its continuous innovation in RD, RM, and GSG products. In the future, with the further progress of technology and the acceleration of large-scale production, the application scenarios of stevia will be more extensive, bringing more possibilities to the food and beverage industry.
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