{"id":30938,"date":"2019-09-17T11:27:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T15:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biospringer.kinsta.cloud\/?p=30938"},"modified":"2022-03-31T06:00:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T10:00:07","slug":"yeast-extract-ingredient-sugar-reduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biospringer.com\/en\/yeast-extract-ingredient-sugar-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Yeast extract is a powerful ingredient in sugar reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]If consumers have a sweet tooth, the trend is to reduce sugar<\/a>! Despite their love for it, consumers consciously know they must reduce their consumption of sugar. Manufacturers face a major challenge: offering sugar-reduced tasty products<\/a> without changing the organoleptic properties. All while meeting the consumers\u2019 expectations in terms of naturalness and clean labeling<\/a>. Yeast extract<\/a>\u00a0will certainly help them to take up this challenge!<\/p>\n

Sugar is a controverted ingredient in diets<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In 2016, 39% of the world\u2019s adult population was overweight (1.9 billion adults) and figures are increasing every year. Worldwide obesity has even tripled since 19751<\/sup>! Additionally, diseases such as diabetes are a growing concern: 8.5% of the world\u2019s population is diabetic2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Alarming figures raise consumers awareness of the need to reduce their daily sugar intake. Consequently, food manufacturers launched + 95% of new products with \u201csugar free\u201d or \u201csugar reduced\u201d claims between 2013 and 20183<\/sup>. The most appealing claim for consumers when choosing food and drinks is \u201cnaturally sweetened\u201d (25%), closely followed by \u201cfree from artificial sweeteners\u201d (24%) and \u201csugar free\u201d (21%)4<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

This trend joins the World Health Organization recommendations to adjust to a maximum of 25 gr per day of sugars (for both adults and children)5<\/sup>. Therefore, food products and drinks need severe reformulation to keep the good taste<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Facing the industrial challenge of sugar reduction<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Food manufacturers must adapt their recipes in order to cater to consumers who are more and more concerned with their health<\/a> while maintaining the same taste in their products.<\/p>\n

Reducing sugar<\/a> is not as easy as it seems. Sugar positively impacts several features in recipes such as viscosity, stability, solubility and storage. Usually sugar alternatives are numerous but with defects: sweeteners have image issues, natural sugars have a caloric intake similar to sucrose, aromas add an additional flavor note and fibers have a low sweetening power.<\/p>\n

Typically, sweet products are not the only ones affected by sugar reduction<\/a>. The list of savory products containing sugar is extensive: ketchup, soups, vinaigrettes, sauces, pizzas, etc.\u00a0 This unavoidable ingredient is essential for aromatic purposes and as a corrector of bitterness or acidity. It also prevents meat oxidation and boost flavors or colors.<\/p>\n

Yeast extract: a natural<\/strong>6<\/sup> solution to provide healthier products with great taste<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Yeast extract<\/a> is a tiny ingredient with great power! In response to this sugar challenge food manufacturers are facing, Biospringer offers many solutions with a wide range of yeast-based ingredients<\/strong>. And each has its own properties in sugar reduction<\/a>:<\/p>\n