Cinnamon Bark Extract for Blood Sugar — What 24 Trials Actually Show

Cinnamon Bark Extract for Blood Sugar — What 24 Trials Actually Show WRITTEN BY Flora / OCTOBER 12, 2026 Written by Flora, reviewed by Prof. Bingji Ma, updated October 2026 Cinnamon bark extract and blood sugar has been studied in 24 randomised controlled trials involving 1 815 patients. The meta-analysis says the effect is significant: […]

Reb M in Coffee: A Cleaner Sweetener That Still Needs a Formulation Strategy

Reb M in Coffee: A Cleaner Sweetener That Still Needs a Formulation Strategy WRITTEN BY Xinjuan Xu / OCTOBER 7, 2026 Written by Xinjuan Xu, updated October 2026 Coffee is the hardest matrix in the beverage industry for stevia. That is not opinion — it is a measurable outcome. When Cusielo’s team ran a 138-person […]

Cassia vs Ceylon Cinnamon Extract — Which One Should You Source?

Cassia vs Ceylon Cinnamon Extract — Which One Should You Source? WRITTEN BY Flora / OCTOBER 7, 2026 Written by Flora, reviewed by Prof. Bingji Ma, updated October 2026 The industry frames cinnamon as a two-way choice: Cassia or Ceylon. That framing is wrong in three ways. First, there are four commercial species, not two […]

Reb A vs Reb M: Which Steviol Glycoside Should You Formulate With?

Reb A vs Reb M: Which Steviol Glycoside Should You Formulate With? WRITTEN BY Xinjuan Xu / OCTOBER 7, 2026 Written by Xinjuan Xu, reviewed by Flora, updated October 2026 Reb A vs Reb M — both are steviol glycosides extracted or derived from the Stevia rebaudiana leaf. Both are 200–350× sweeter than sucrose. Both […]

Reb M 95% vs 98%: Does the Extra Purity Actually Matter?

Reb M 95% vs 98%: Does the Extra Purity Actually Matter? WRITTEN BY Flora / OCTOBER 06, 2026 Written by Flora, reviewed by Xinjuan Xu, updated October 2026 Reb M 95 vs 98 — the two most common commercial purity grades of rebaudioside M are RM95 (≥95 % Reb M) and RM98 (≥98 %). The […]

Naringin Bioavailability and Gut Microbiota — Why Your Gut Bacteria Decide the Dose

Naringin Bioavailability and Gut Microbiota — Why Your Gut Bacteria Decide the Dose WRITTEN BY Flora / OCTOBER 6, 2026 Written by Flora, reviewed by Prof. Bingji Ma, updated October 2026 Naringin bioavailability sits between 5.81 % and 8.8 % in published pharmacokinetic studies. Most ingredient buyers see that number and move on. What they […]

Citrus Aurantium Extract vs Bitter Orange Peel Extract — 6 Products From One Tree

Citrus Aurantium Extract vs Bitter Orange Peel Extract — 6 Products From One Tree WRITTEN BY Flora / OCTOBER 6, 2026 Written by Flora, reviewed by Prof. Bingji Ma, updated October 2026 “Citrus aurantium extract” and “bitter orange peel extract” are not two names for the same thing. They come from different parts of the […]

Synephrine vs Ephedrine: Receptor Differences, Safety & Regulation

Synephrine vs Ephedrine: Receptor Differences, Safety & Regulation WRITTEN BY Flora / OCTOBER 5, 2026 Written by Flora, reviewed by Prof. Bingji Ma, updated October 2026 In 2004, the US FDA banned ephedrine alkaloids from dietary supplements. Bitter orange extract stepped in as the leading thermogenic replacement — and immediately inherited the same safety questions. […]

Ube vs Taro: Why They Get Confused and How to Tell Them Apart

Ube vs Taro: Why They Get Confused and How to Tell Them Apart WRITTEN BY Flora / OCTOBER 4, 2026 Written by Flora, reviewed by Prof. Bingji Ma, updated October 2026 Ube vs taro is not a close call. They are not the same plant, not in the same botanical family, and in most applications […]

Ube Powder for Ice Cream and Gelato: Color, Texture and Shelf Stability

Ube Powder for Ice Cream and Gelato: Color, Texture and Shelf Stability WRITTEN BY Flora / OCTOBER 4, 2026 B2B UBE POWDER INGREDIENT SUPPORT Need Real Ube Powder With an Anthocyanin COA? Tell us your application and target market. We’ll send a free sample with the COA — nutrition panel, HPLC anthocyanin result, heavy metals […]