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Stick a Label on It: 2020 brings a new Nutrition Facts Label. What does it mean for sugar?
January 6, 2020
Whether you’re one of the 80 percent of consumers who claim they at least sometimes use it, or the 20 percent that don’t, we are all familiar with the Nutrition Facts Label found on the back of foods and beverages. After nearly 25 years, the Food and Drug Administration ...
What are Added Sugars, Anyhow? Helping consumers make sense of new labels and dietary guidelines
December 6, 2019
If the term “added sugars” seemed to come out of nowhere and explode into the nutrition dialogue, it’s because it kind of did. And, if you’re not quite sure what “added sugars” means, you’re not alone. While the term has been used in policy speak for decades to ...
Molasses, Sugar and the Sweet Truth
October 17, 2019
The KaTom Blog, a blog for food lovers and chefs, asked the Sugar Association about how molasses is made and where it comes from. Molasses is found naturally in sugar beet and sugar cane plants and is a co-product of sugar production.
FFAR Donor Profile: The Sugar Association
September 30, 2019
The Sugar Association has always worked on behalf of our farmers, processors and refiners. As the scientific voice of the U.S. sugar industry since 1943, we represent 11,000 sugar beet and sugar cane growers, as well as tens of thousands of others who take the sugar from the farms and ...
Consumers focusing on wellness, balance
August 7, 2019
August 7, 2019 Food Business News reported on a panel discussion moderated by Sugar Association President and CEO Courtney Gaine, PhD, at the 36th annual International Sweetener Symposium held August 6, 2019, in Asheville, NC. The panel addressed recent consumer research around wellness, balance and perceptions about sugar. Reporter Ron Sterk highlights the research presented […]
Experts give sugar producers a marketing update
August 7, 2019
August 7, 2019 Agri-Pulse reporter Ed Maixner interviewed Sugar Association President and CEO Courtney Gaine, PHD, at the 36th annual International Sweetener Symposium held August 6, 2019, in Asheville, NC. Gaine moderated a panel discussion about consumer’s perceptions of sugar and the need to reformulate how consumers view sugar in their diets, based on realities […]
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