Cargies Launches Zero Calorie Fermented Sweetener

launched a new zero-calorie sweetener, which the company says has the power to reduce calorie or sucrose content while addressing taste and sustainability issues.fermentation process of roasted yeast creates
EverSweet
. Although there are two stevia glycosides
Reb M
and
Reb D
, which are mainly found in stevia sugar leaves, are not extracted directly from stevia.EverSweet
will







April
,
October. Cargies expects
EverSweet
to be available in
2016
, or after Cargies has been certified by the Food and Drug Administration as
GRAS
, i.e. agreed that
EverSweet
will be available as a safe ingredient in food and beverages. Food and beverage companies can now contact Cargies for samples.cargy said: 'Sweeteners, which are generally based on stevia sugar, have a bitter taste and a aftertaste, but
EverSweet
not.
reb M
and
Reb D
are two stevia glycoside sweeteners, made from stevia leaves
1%
less than
1%.cargy said:
"
because the amount of directly extracted from plants is very small, the need for a large amount of land to grow, will cause a lot of economic waste.
”In the development of
EverSweet
, professional hand-roasted yeast is fed to monosaccharies, which are efficiently and lowly converted into large quantities of
Reb M
and
Reb D
during fermentation, with a greater conversion than is extracted directly from stevia. In order to develop commercial sweeteners, Cargies and
Evolva Holding SA sa
of Reinach, Switzerland, reached a joint development

2013.
Evolva Holding
develop fermentation methods for different ingredients such as stevia, vanilla, seductum and resveratrol.Cargies says
EverSweet
has a wide range of applications in the beverage category, including carbonated soft drinks, flavored water, iced tea, energy drinks, functional beverages, ready-to-drink coffee, powder
drink sticks
and liquid water fortizers. Applications in milk drinks include yogurt, chocolate milk, ice cream, frozen new products and smoothies.
EverSweet
also used in cereal, stick and confectionery categories.
David Henstrom
, vice president ofCargett Health Ingredients, said:When many consumers want to reduce sucrose consumption and live a healthier lifestyle,
EverSweet
sweeteners offer new, tasty options for calorie-reducing and zero-calorie foods and beverages.
”Cargies, based in Minneapolis, says the

process uses fermentation to produce
EverSweet
, reducing land use, reducing CO2 emissions, and delivering more sustainable benefits than growing large numbers of plants to produce sweeteners. Baked yeast
for the
of EverSweet is genetically or bioengineered.Cargies said: "
"
However, after producing
Reb M
and
D
, the yeast was completely filtered out, leaving only a nice, zero-calorie sweetener.
""
laws and regulations vary greatly from country to country. In some countries
EverSweet
products are not mandatory to label genetically modified.
” Cargies will continue to introduce sweeteners derived from stevia sugar leaves, including
Truvia
and
ViaTech
. Cargies said: "
"
Our
EverSweet
sweetener is just another good, zero-calorie ingredient for food and beverage manufacturers."
”