August 13th, 2026
By Ryan Harris, Ingredient Content Specialist, Compound Solutions TL;DR: For a functional beverage that needs natural, clean-label sweetness with no added sugar, OnoSweet® is one of the best-in-class options. Sweetening naturally means choosing among stevia, monk fruit, allulose, sugar alcohols like erythritol and newer options like brazzein and thaumatin, and each carries a trade-off in […]
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August 12th, 2026
By Ryan Harris, Ingredient Content Specialist, Compound Solutions Quick Take: A functional beverage is a drink made to provide a benefit beyond water. Functional beverages deliver specific benefits like energy, hydration, gut health or focus by adding functional ingredients like caffeine, electrolytes or fiber. Most functional beverages carry little or no sugar. In 2026, the […]
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February 19th, 2026
By Ryan Harris, Ingredient Content Specialist, Compound Solutions OnoSweet® is a patented, natural, zero-calorie sweetener made from fermented rice. It brings clean sweetness to modern wellness products without bitterness or a lingering finish, helping brands create sugar-free formulas that still taste craveable. Below is a growing list of products where you can find OnoSweet®. OnoSweet® […]
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November 24th, 2025
By Ryan Harris, Ingredient Content Specialist, Compound Solutions In one sentence: This guide helps you choose stevia-free sweeteners by application so taste stays clean across formats.Also known as: stevia-free sweeteners, sweeteners without stevia, sugar-free sweeteners, non-stevia sweeteners.Key facts: stevia free demand is rising across categories, consumers are more aware of bitter or lingering aftertaste tied […]
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November 12th, 2025
By Ryan Harris, Ingredient Content Specialist, Compound Solutions In one sentence: OnoSweet® is a patented, natural, zero-calorie sweetener made from fermented rice, delivering clean sweetness with no bitter or lingering bitter aftertaste and zero glycemic response.Also known as: fermented rice sweetener, rice fermented sweetener, natural zero-calorie sweetener, stevia free sweetenerKey facts: stevia free, not derived […]
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May 28th, 2024
Coca-Cola wouldn’t market Coke Zero if it weren’t making money from the “zero -sugar” movement. We’re shifting away from sugar like we’ve shifted away from cigarettes. Learn more about sugar’s impact on the market. Here are some sugar-substitute sweetening ingredients that just don’t make the cut: Sucralose and Ace-K are synthetic Monk fruit isn’t […]
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March 27th, 2023
Is there a way to eliminate erythritol from your formulation? Yes. We call it Sukré®, and it’s how we choose to sweeten things up without unwanted side effects. First, let’s define erythritol. It’s a sugar alcohol that is commonly used as a sugar substitute. It’s a natural sweetener that is found in fruits and fermented […]
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July 12th, 2021
The typical natural sweetening system consists of stevia + monk fruit. The combination tastes great, but… It’s expensive The supply is tight Sustainability is questionable Now there’s a better alternative that will make the stevia-monk fruit combination obsolete. Monk fruit’s cost-in-use is one the highest of any sweetener in the world. The cost per kilo […]
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