Life cycle assessment of Kerry's Tastesense™ Sweet quantifies sugar's environmental impact

摘要

Kerry, the world's leading taste and nutrition company, has released "Innovative Taste for a Better Life and Planet", a technical report that uses life cycle assessment (LCA) to quantify the environmental and nutritional benefits of Kerry's Tastesense™ Sweet when it enables a reduction in the sugar content of a range of foods and beverages. Conducted in conjunction with a global-leading third-party sustainability expert consultancy, the LCA found, by using Tastesense™ Sweet at the recommended dosage, that manufacturers will be able to reduce sugar usage by 30%, to maintain a natural flavouring declaration, while delivering significant and valuable results. From a sustainability point of view, the benefits from reducing the use of sugar are impressive: a 30% reduction in both water usage and calories, and a 20% carbon emissions reduction.