Notes Newly Added Stevia One Is A Natural Alternative To Sugar
PRLog - Feb. 6, 2014 - FAIRFIELD, N.J. -- According to A&B Ingredients, the recently released study in the JAMA Internal Medicine confirming that it does not take much extra sugar contained in many processed foods to raise the risk of potential fatal heart problems should not come as a surprise. Says Gil Bakal, Managing Director, “Much has been studied and written about the potential dangers of too much sugar intake. And, the one point that has stood out is many consumers simply consume more than the safest amount.”
Bakal commended the study and agreed with lead author Quanhe Yang of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who called the results “sobering.”
A&B Ingredients recently introduced a natural, high purity and quality stevia products marketed under the Stevia One brand name to its line of natural products for the food and beverage industry. And, it was studies like the one released by JAMA Internal Medicine that prompted the company to move quickly.
Bakal points out consumers today are not only looking for natural healthier foods and beverages, but also those that are produced in harmony with nature and local populations.
“We took a hard look at which stevia producers we wanted to represent in the US. After careful study, the choice was clear for any number of reasons. We chose Stevia One, Peru. What sold this company was Stevia One’s dedication to the production and processing of stevia leaves in Peru in accordance with the highest technological standards and their predominantly strong focus on sustainability.
“Unlike other stevia products on the market, Stevia One, their stevia brand, is grown in the San Martin region of Peru, which lies in the subtropics of South America. It is also serves as the home to the plant’s natural environment. This environment offers ideal growing conditions in terms of precipitation, sunlight, temperature and soil. And, Stevia One’s environment is strengthened by the use of effective environmental and agricultural technology. The result is a natural Reb A 97% stevia with impeccable uniformity in quality and taste,” he states.
Bakal further noted that all leaves used in process are grown naturally and sustainably on the one of the world’s largest scale Stevia plantations. Stevia One has been certified by the Rainforest Alliance as meeting the Standards of the Sustainable Agriculture Network for the production of stevia. Stevia One uses a natural extraction process to isolate the Stevia, which does not use any chemicals or solvents.
“The rise of stevia to date has been noteworthy and the future looks even more favorable,” says Bakal. “And it is the continuing flow in information like that released by the CDC and others that will have a great impact on the direction taken by the food and beverage industries.”
The recent study was the first taken on a national level that linked the amount of sugar eaten by adults -- taking weight, age, health, exercise and diet into consideration -- to the risk of fatal heart disease
For more information contact A&B Ingredients, 34 Spielman Ave, Fairfield, NJ 07004, or visiting the company’s website at www.abingredients.com.
Founded in 1990, A&B Ingredients is a leading developer, marketer and distributor of high quality natural food ingredients. Among the products offered are pea proteins, antioxidants, antimicrobials and natural and artificial flavors. Based on a tradition of research and development, A&B’s focus is to discover unique flavors and ingredients that enable its customers to create value-added products. The company is committed to working, as a partner, to develop prototypes of new beverages and improved food products. A&B maintains full applications labs, pilot plant facilities with consumer testing capabilities, and provides technical sales and marketing, importing, distribution and applications development/technical services.
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