This is being done with intense sweeteners being blended with other intense sweeteners and with intense sweeteners being blended with sugars. By blending of the intense sweeteners, the user can take advantage of the synergism, reduce the quantity used and save on the cost of the formulation.
Cost savings are the driving force behind the use of intense sweeteners blended with sugars.
Blending of intense sweeteners also offers the consumer a sweeter package that is tailored to the market and preferences of the region. Mexicans, for example, prefer a more intense sweetness than the people north of them in the United States. Major marketers will use a three way blend to cyclamate, aspartame, and acesulfame K in certain countries to meet the taste desires of that region but will use a different blend or ratio of the blend in different countries. All studies are on target and should be completed within the requested dates. No negative news is expected as a result of these tests.