Sweetners

Molten chocolate lava cake was the only dessert my wife ever ordered when we went out to eat. As such, I was determined to craft a lava cake she approved of wholeheartedly for my company, Galaxy Desserts, Richmond, CA. I was finally able to do so, but ironically, my wife said she loved my version of the cake because its ...

A sweet confectionery layer on bars― whether an icing-like drizzle or a fully enrobed coat―may nudge them toward the candy side of the aisle, but the appeal is undeniable. Often, product designers opt for chocolate. However, in the United States, chocolate must meet a standard of identity (Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 163): • Dark chocolate: ...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J.—After years of study and reams of paper, hopes are high for the future of stevia in food and beverage applications, after FDA announced it has no objection to two stevia GRAS notifications. PureCircle, a supplier of high-purity Rebaudioside A (Reb A), lauded the agency’s decision regarding the filings by Whole Earth Sweeteners and Cargill; PureCircle supplies the ...

As far as our bodies are concerned, energy equals calories. When we say proteins and carbohydrates supply 4 kcal per gram, and fat supplies 9 kcal per gram, that’s another way of quantifying the energy that each macronutrient contributes to the metabolic functions that keep us running—literally and figuratively. How those macronutrients turn their kilocalories into usable energy is a ...

First you smell, then you see, then you eat. That’s a saying you hear a lot around tables and kitchens in Asia. But, during my childhood in Sibu, Malaysia, it was less an idle maxim than a way of life. It seemed an almost daily occurrence that before I even got my shoes off or set down my backpack, the ...