Sugars and Sweeteners in Processed Foods and Beverages

This report covers: Sugar, corn-derived sweeteners like HFCS, sugar alcohols, and other less commercially important caloric sweeteners, and the four current HIS on the U.S. commercial market: aspartame, acesulfame-K (Ace-K), sucralose, and the oldest product, saccharin; Market analyses, with 5-year forecasts; The influence of international activities and business on the domestic market; The sources from which sweeteners are derived, applicability and functionality, caloric content, and benefits and drawbacks for each; Driving forces such as government regulations, technological advances, research and development of new additives, and international factors, and how these forces can promote or retard the development and marketing of current and new sweeteners; Company profiles of major companies in the sweeteners business, including sweetener manufacturers and processors, as well as food and beverage processors.