Chem Sources Meeting

“How Sweet It Is:  Improving the Taste of Stevia”

Stevia has captured the attention of the flavor market due to its status as a natural non-nutritive sweetener, appealing to the trend towards “natural’ and “healthy foods.  To many consumers, stevia has distracting flavor notes, characterized as bitter, metallic, or licorice-like.  This presentation will summarize the industry’s state of knowledge and show some options for improving the taste impressions of stevia-sweetened beverages.

OMEGA INGREDIENTS

http://www.omegaingredients.co.uk/

Steve Pearce

Omega Ingredients Ltd, a specialist aroma chemical and flavour ingredients manufacturer based in the east of England, has just opened their premises in Hillsborough North Carolina and Steve Pearce(CEO) will be showing a range of their new extracts and ingredients for use in natural flavour creation, including super concentrated English Blackcurrant Essence, Apple Oil, Spanish Saffron Extract and Kosher Beer Distillate.