Erythritol / CAS 149-32-6

White crystal, slightly sweet, relative sweetness 0.65. It feels cool. The calorific value is low, about one tenth of that of sucrose. Soluble in water (37%, 25 ℃), easy to crystallize due to low solubility (compared with sucrose), suitable for foods requiring sucrose taste, such as chocolate and table sugar. Not degraded by enzymes, it can only be excreted from the blood through the kidneys (easily absorbed by the small intestine), and does not participate in the changes of sugar metabolism and blood sugar, so it is suitable for diabetics. It does not ferment in the colon.

Product Usage

Low calorie sweetener; Diluent of high sweetness sweetener. It can be used for chocolate, baked products, candy, table sugar, soft drinks, etc. In GB 2760-2014, it can be used in various foods according to production needs.

Baking products are difficult to prove that their products can reduce heat because they contain high components of flour, cream and sucrose. However, the application of Erythritol can easily solve this problem.

Erythritol can also be used to produce high-quality additives for baking products, such as sauce, cream, cream icing and some surface decorations.

In candy chocolate, it is best to use high-purity erythritol crystal powder, so as to obtain better quality and taste.

Erythritol can produce all kinds of candy with good quality. The texture and shelf life of the product are exactly the same as those of traditional products. Because erythritol is easy to crush and does not absorb moisture, all kinds of candies have good storage stability even under high humidity storage conditions. At the same time, it is very beneficial to the health of teeth and will not lead to dental caries.

ADVANTAGES

Erythritol has the following advantages compared with Xylitol

1. Erythritol is a natural zero calorie sweetener, and xylitol has calories.

2. Erythritol was more tolerated than xylitol. All sugar alcohols will have diarrhea after eating too much, which has a problem of tolerance, and erythritol is the highest tolerance in human body.

3. The average blood glucose index and average insulin index of erythritol are lower than xylitol. Therefore, erythritol has less effect on blood glucose and antioxidant activity.

4. Many sugar alcohols will feel cool when eating. This cool feeling comes from the heat of dissolution and absorption. When dissolving, they will absorb your heat, so we feel cool. The degree of coolness of each product is expressed by the coefficient of dissolution and absorption heat. Erythritol has the highest dissolution and absorption heat, and its coolness is the highest.

5. In terms of production technology, erythritol is the only one of all sugar alcohols produced by fermentation, which is closer to natural transformation and extraction. Other sugar alcohols are produced by hydrogenation, so the production process is different.

6. Erythritol is basically non hygroscopic, and other sugar alcohols have different degrees of hygroscopicity, which increases the application field.

7. Xylitol is mainly used in the fields of candy and medicine in Europe. Although xylitol is added in an appropriate amount in FDA and European regulations, too high human intake will cause symptoms such as elevated blood glucose and diarrhea.