iSugar: Duas Rodas presents award-winning ingredient that replaces sugar - Duas Rodas

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september 12, 2018

iSugar: Duas Rodas presents award-winning ingredient that replaces sugar

Aligned with the concept of  Healthier Food, the new formula for edible ice cream conquered 3rd place as the Most Innovative Functional Ingredient of the Fi Innovation Awards 2018

 

 

São Paulo, September 2018 – The multinational Duas Rodas,  a national leader in the manufacture of aromas and ingredients for the food and beverage industry, presents the iSugar solution to the Market. iSugar,   a convenient solution for the partial or total replacement of sugar used in edible ice cream formulations, won the 3rd place in the most innovative functional ingredient category of the Food Ingredients Innovation Awards 2018.

 

ISugar offers a relevant option for the ice cream segmentby  supporting the global trend of health and wellness consumption, which is on the rise in Brazil. According to a Mintel research report released in April this year, 53% of Brazilian consumers of ice cream interviewed said they are interested in trying out sugarless ice creams.

 

The new ingredient solution  can be applied in a wide variety  of product, including gelatos, ice creams, sorbets, popsicles and Mexican paletas. In addition to allowing sugar replacement, iSugar maintains the superior sensory and structural properties that sucrose offers to  traditional ice cream, including texture, consistency and the inhibition of ice crystal formation.

 

“The use of iSugar in the formulation allows the combination of edible ice cream with health without compromising consumer sensory experience,  which is the main driver for product repurchase. Due to the simplicity of implementation and cost, the ingredient has the potential to significantly expand the availability of products with the appeal of healthiness in the market, “says Duas Rodas Marketing Manager, Marco Paulo Pereira Henriques.

 

The solution was developed within the portfolio of Taste Full Technologies, Duas Rodas ingredients platform aimed to promote healthy foods worldwide, without giving up the flavor.

 

3rd place at Fi Innovation Awards

 

The ingredient of Duas Rodas won 3rd place in the category Most Innovative Functional Ingredient of the Food Ingredients Innovation Awards 2018. This is the main national food industry award, which aims to value innovation and recognize the creation of products in the industry that offer benefits to the final consumer.

 

Last year, Duas Rodas won 3rd place in the category Most Innovative Food Ingredient of Fi Innovation Awards 2017 with T-Sweet, a natural ingredient technology that promotes the reduction of 25% to 33% of sugar in industrial products including yoghurts and nectars, as well as  in other categories.

 

“For the second consecutive year we have ingredients for healthiness on the FI’s award-winning Innovation Awards. It is an important recognition of the work of our multidisciplinary team involved in the research and development of ingredients in connection with the global macro trends of consumption, “said Antonio Carlos Figueiredo Gonçalves, Director of Innovation and Technology.

 

Figueiredo points out that for Duas Rodas, innovation is a strategic pillar of competitiveness and business expansion. This positioning is confirmed in different investment fronts  for research and development, infrastructure, equipment and intellectual capital to innovate products, processes and technologies and to increase diferentiated positioning in the world market. “The company invests annually around 5% of its revenue in research and development”, reinforces the director.