26 November 2019, Singapore

Advancement in Diabetes care and management

22 APRIL 2019, SINGAPORE

Watch the highlight of this get-together to create some great recipes using iLite Cook & Bake that is lower in sugar, calories and glycemic response. We believe that pretty cakes can be healthy too!

17 May 2018,

iLite GrainsPlus was created during FIPA 2016 and went on to list exclusively at all NTUC formats in Singapore in 2017. A second variant, called Organic Soy is launched on 19th April 2018, the same day as the FIPA 2018 Awards Ceremony.

28 FEBRUARY 2017, SINGAPORE

From the angle of both the dietetics and food science & technology, stevia is promoted to be zero calories and safe for use.

19 October 2017,

Faesol Pte. Ltd. interviewed on the creation of low glycemic index multigrain hot drink. iLite GrainsPlus is clinically tested and accredited by the Health Promotion Board to be Low GI.

GrainsPlus’s curation of premium wholegrains mix simplifies your low-gi diet, and with added oat-Beta glucan, it helps to promote better cholesterol levels for better heart health.

18 May 2019, Singapore

iLite had the opportunity to share our lower in sugary beverages with Darul Aman Mosque and Taman Jurong Community Centre (Cc) as part of the Ramadan celebration.

iLite aims to demonstrate that healthier beverages can be equally, if not better, tasting too. Besides, drinking highly-sweetened drinks is an easy way to unknowingly load up on added sugar, which gives you calories with no nutrients.

Our selections of ready-to-mix Asian beverages, such as water chestnut and roselle drinks, contain only about half the amount of sugar compared to the same syrup-based drinks.

26 November 2018, Singapore

According to the WHO, the number of adults living with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980.

The cost of the disease on health, mortality and economies around the world every year is substantial, and the global annual healthcare expenditure on diabetes was over USD$700 billion in 2017.

Not too long ago, diabetes was primarily seen as a rich country disease, and there was not much global consciousness – even amongst governments – of the need to act. The reality is that diabetes is a pressing global health issue, plagues countries rich and poor, and has to be arrested to avoid the high cost in lives and national well-being everywhere.

Diabetes is of particular concern for us in Singapore. Already, almost half a million Singaporeans live with the disease – that’s nearly 1 in 9 persons, which is higher than the global prevalence.

If nothing is done to change the trend, 1 in 7 persons will have diabetes in Singapore by 2050 (on an age-standardised basis). Without adjusting for ageing, it will be 1 in 6 persons.
Tackling diabetes requires three mindset shifts, Government mindset shifts, Employer mindset shift and individual mindset shift

To support our efforts in catalysing these mindset shifts, we also need to identify and facilitate the spread of innovative solutions and strengthen partnerships in our joint efforts to tackle diabetes. There are many promising areas where innovation can be a game-changer, be it in technology, policy or behavioural nudges.

One example is Faesol (pronounced as “fay-soul”) – a Singaporean SME at the forefront of food innovation.

• With the support given under HPB’s Healthier Ingredients Development Scheme (HIDS), Faesol has developed healthier, ready-to-mix Asian beverages for coffee shops and food service establishments.
• Faesol leveraged its homegrown technologies and ingredients to match the taste and characteristics of sugar in food products, using powder processing capabilities to make beverage mixes that are free of preservatives, more shelf-stable, and easier to prepare.
• Local beverages, such as water chestnut, pearl barley and Roselle tea, can now taste good even with low sugar or no sugar.
• Faesol is now exporting its products to other countries, such as Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia.