Clean label dairy sweetener

A range of natural sweeteners for use in dairy formulations offers a clean label alternative to existing products and is claimed to be able to reduce sugar content by as much as 30%.

The Synergy range of natural fruit flavourings provides fruit flavours for dairy products without having to add extra sugar, in order to boost the health credentials of a product.

The sugar reduction potential of the sweeteners varied depending on the application and the desired fruit flavour sought by a processor. In taking these factors into account, sugar can be reduced in certain products by at least about 30%, the company claims.

As the product is derived from natural resources it can be used as part of a clean label formulation that was free from artificial flavourings.

Synergy claims that the sweeteners, which are available to processors in the UK, Europe and the Far East, can have applications in dairy goods ranging from yoghurts and ice-cream to desserts and milk-based drinks.