Amyris and AB Mauri North America to reduce sugar in baking products

US-based sustainable and natural ingredients supplier Amyris has signed a multi-year agreement with AB Mauri North America to cut down sugar in baking products.

According to the agreement, the two companies have agreed for the sale and purchase of Amyris’ Purecane RebM zero-calorie sweetener for baking applications.

Amyris president and CEO John Melo said: “We are very pleased to partner with a leader like AB Mauri to bring our sweetener to consumers of baked goods.

“Like AB Mauri, we are committed toward providing consumers with healthier options from sustainable ingredients to reduce sugar in people’s diets while letting them enjoy the sweetness they desire.”

The agreement will allow AB Mauri’s customers to produce reduced-sugar baked goods without losing flavour, texture or product appeal.

Purecane is used as a better-for-you diet to reduce the intake of sugar, calories and carbohydrates.

AB Mauri North America president Mark Prendergast said: “AB Mauri is ready to partner with Amyris and leverage its expertise in biotechnology for the benefit of our industrial baking customers.

“While sugar plays an important role in baking, creating sweetness, colour and texture in baked goods, excessive consumption is a leading cause of ill health in North America.

“The inclusion of Amyris’ innovative Purecane ingredient in our sugar reduction solutions will allow our customers to reduce sugar in their products while maintaining the same taste and quality that consumers love and demand without the negative health consequences.”

In December 2018, Amyris announced the commercialisation of its zero-calorie, sugarcane-derived sweetener ‘No Compromise’ next year, in partnership with several food and beverage companies.

The sweetener is produced from sugarcane using a proprietary process of fermentation, yielding a sweetener with 95% purity.