Unavoo, a US-based food technology company, will be launching the Unavoo Sweetener in partnership with its investor firm ED&F Man.

The company explained that its new product is the first sweetener, which makes use of natural ingredients to replicate the flavour and ‘mouth-feel’ of sugar and also provides the bulking agent needed.

It further added that the Unavoo Sweetener will completely eliminate added sugar and artificial sweeteners from food and drinks.

"It took me 700 trials and many sleepless nights, but I eventually created a sweetener with zero glycaemic value, no chemicals and no hidden sugars, and that actually tastes like sugar."

It is reported that the sweetener does not contain chemicals or alcoholic sugars, and has a zero glycaemic value, so it does not raise blood glucose levels after consuming, making it safe for people with diabetes.

Unavoo’s inventor Yuval Maymon said: “It took me 700 trials and many sleepless nights, but I eventually created a sweetener with zero glycaemic value, no chemicals and no hidden sugars, and that actually tastes like sugar.”

Unavoo has joined hands with agricultural commodities merchant ED&F Man to manufacture and distribute the new sweetener.

ED&F Man’s agri-industrial division head Jonathan Hugh said: “We are excited to offer our industrial and retail clients the sugar reduction solution that they have been searching for.

"This is a natural, healthy and tasty sugar reduction solution, and we will be launching final products this year.”

Hugh further explained that the new product will help deliver the food industry’s need for sugar replacement.