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Opportunities for suppliers and users of low-calorie bulk sweetener erythritol open up as Canada clears approval for inclusion of this natural sweetener in a range of food formulations from cream fillings to chewing gum.
Artificial sweeteners will lead the growth in the food additives market on the back of rising consumer demand for functional foods, closely followed by nutraceuticals and food preservatives, but flavours will remain, by far, the largest product segment.
In a move to protect home markets Chinese corn processor Global Bio-chem will link up with Japan's Mitsui & Co to develop, manufacture and sell the bulk reduced calorie sweetener sorbitol in China under a new joint venture company.