StarchWorld Europe,

24-25 Oct, 2016 - Vienna, AUSTRIA

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It’s official: Manufacturers Can Make Sugar Replacement Claims

Posted on : 18 Jul, 2016

 

Manufacturers are now able to claim a “lower blood glucose rise” when using non-digestible carbohydrates as sugar replacers, following the publication of a new law by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

 

The claim, published in the EU Official Journal, states that “… because non-digestible carbohydrates are resistant to hydrolysis and absorption in the small intestine, and therefore do to not contribute to postprandial (post-meal) glycaemia.”

 

Olygoses’ oligosaccharide, Roquette’s wheat and corn starch-sourced fibre or chicory root fibres produced by Beneo-Orafti, Sensus or Cosucra-Groupe Warcoing will be able to take advantage of the glycaemic control claim. However, they must use the approved wording: “Consumption of (food product) containing (name of ingredient) instead of sugar, induces a lower blood glucose rise after their consumption compared to sugar-containing (food product)”.

 

In addition, to satisfy the conditions of the claim, 30 percent of total sugar needs to be replaced with non-digestible carbohydrates.

 

Beneo has said they have been in contact with manufacturers interested in using the new claim for its inulin and oligofructose ingredients.  And while the majority of interest comes from manufacturers of products with a ‘healthy’ positioning, even manufacturers of indulgent products are starting to seriously look into sugar reduction. The company highlighted desserts, ice cream, breakfast cereals, beverages and snacks as the categories with the biggest potential for capitalising on the claim.

 

Sensus belives that the European market is ripe for products with low/no/reduced glycaemic response sell. Mintel GNPD data showed the number of product introductions with this positioning grew by 17 percent between 2010 and 2015, with inulin-containing low/no/reduced glycaemic products up by 37 percent.

 

Beneo is confident consumers are more interested in carbs with a low score on the Glycaemic Index (GI), which ranks foods according to their impact on blood sugar levels, and states that consumer research shows that consumers are starting to differentiate between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ carbohydrates, similar to what we saw happen to fats a couple of years ago.

 

Find out more about how this latest health claim will affect European food producers, at StarchWorld Europe on 24-25 October in Vienna.

 

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