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Comet Bio Sweeterra™ Syrups Win Institute of Food Technologists 2019 Innovation Award

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Comet Bio, a manufacturer of healthy, sustainable and natural ingredients, today announced it has been named a winner of this year’s Institute of Food Technologists 2019 Innovation Award. The award recognizes the company’s Sweeterra™ syrups for being healthy and sustainable without compromising on performance or taste.  Sweeterra™ syrups are functionally equivalent to corn syrup but with less calories, lower sugar, and higher dietary fiber, allowing food manufacturers to easily strengthen the nutrition label and sustainability… 
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Sweeterra performs the same as conventional sweeteners

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Food & Drink Technology May 29, 2019 Link to story Comet Bio, a manufacturer of healthy, sustainable and natural ingredients, has demonstrated its Sweeterra line of sweeteners are a comparable substitute for commercial syrups. The assessments by Merlin Developments included sensory evaluation, nutritional comparisons and shelf stability tests in confectionery, baked goods, fruit preparations and beverages. In all products, the tests concluded Comet Bio’s ingredients performed functionally equivalent in taste and performance to standard commercial… 
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Comet Bio announces positive results from preclinical study of sweeteners

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Consumption of company’s sweeteners improved glucose tolerance in mice   LONDON, ONTARIO – May 7, 2019 – Comet Bio, a manufacturer of healthy and sustainable ingredients, today announced positive results from its preclinical trials on the effect of Comet Bio sweeteners on metabolic health in mice. The 56-day study, conducted by Barnard College of Columbia University, analyzed 40 healthy mice fed a standard chow diet supplemented with either water (control), a commercial high fructose corn… 
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Arabinoxylan prebiotic from food waste set to debut in North American markets

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Nutra Ingredients USA April 25, 2019 By Hank Schultz Link to story Canadian company Comet Bio has earned recognition for its method of up cycling agricultural waste into functional ingredients, including a new prebiotic and a low calories sweetener. The company, based in London, Ontario, recently won an ingredient innovation award at a food industry event. The award recognized the company’s Arabinoxylan prebiotic fiber as well as its Sweeterra low calories sweetener syrup. Proprietary process The… 
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Comet Bio wins best ingredient innovation at World Food Innovation Awards

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Canadian Biomass Magazine March 21, 2019 Link to story Comet Bio, a manufacturer of healthy and sustainable ingredients, has been named the winner of this year’s World Food Innovation Awards for Best Ingredient Innovation. The award recognizes the company’s Arabinoxylan prebiotic dietary fiber extract, and Sweeterra™ syrup blends which are functionally equivalent alternatives to corn syrup but with up to 35% less calories, lower sugar, and higher dietary fiber. “We are honored to be named… 
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Comet Bio Wins Best Ingredient Innovation at World Food Innovation Awards

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Western Food Processor Magazine March 20, 2019 Link to story Comet Bio, a manufacturer of healthy and sustainable ingredients, has been named the winner of this year’s World Food Innovation Awards for Best Ingredient Innovation. The award recognizes the company’s Arabinoxylan prebiotic dietary fiber extract, and Sweeterra™ syrup blends which are functionally equivalent alternatives to corn syrup but with up to 35% less calories, lower sugar, and higher dietary fiber. “We are honored to be… 
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Comet Bio Wins Best Ingredient Innovation at World Food Innovation Awards

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Comet Bio, a manufacturer of healthy and sustainable ingredients, has been named the winner of this year’s World Food Innovation Awards for Best Ingredient Innovation. The award recognizes the company’s Arabinoxylan prebiotic dietary fiber extract, and Sweeterra™ syrup blends which are functionally equivalent alternatives to corn syrup but with up to 35% less calories, lower sugar, and higher dietary fiber. “We are honored to be named a winner at this year’s World Food Innovation Awards… 
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Comet Bio Ingredients Named Finalists for World Food Innovation Awards

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Company’s Sustainable and Healthy Dietary Fiber and Sweeteners Named Ingredient Innovation Finalist Ontario, Canada – March 4, 2019 – Comet Bio, a manufacturer of healthy and sustainable ingredients, today announced it has been named a finalist for the World Food Innovation Awards. They are finalists in the ‘Best Ingredients Innovation’ category for their Arabinoxylan prebiotic dietary fiber extract, and Sweeterra™ syrup blends that are functionally equivalent alternatives to corn syrup but with up to 35%… 
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Sarnia’s Comet Bio adds experience to its board

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Inder Mathur, a veteran agribusiness and food industry executive, has joined the board at Comet Bio, a company planning to build a manufacturing site in Sarnia. The London Free Press November 14, 2018 Link to story Comet Bio, which recently shortened its name from Comet Biorefining, said in a news release that Mathur has more than 30 years experience in the ingredient manufacturing, agribusiness and the food and beverage industries. He was previously CEO of… 
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Comet Bio Appoints New Board Member

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Former Western Sugar Cooperative CEO joins Comet Bio Comet Bio announced today that it has appointed longtime agribusiness and food industry executive Inder Mathur as the company’s newest board member. Mathur brings over 30 years of experience in ingredient manufacturing, agribusiness, and the food and beverage industry. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the Denver-based Western Sugar Cooperative, a sugar beet refining and marketing company. “The addition of Inder to our Board of… 
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