Natural Replacements for Sugar in Beverages

Sugar plays an important role in the food and beverages industry due to its sweetness and sensory profile (texture, flavor, color and taste). With sugar taxes being imposed on some sugar-sweetened beverages, a clean label substitute is in demand. This intelligence highlights potential novel replacements for sugars that are from natural sources, safe, technologically viable and environmentally sustainable to be incorporated into beverages (e.g. soft drinks, juices).