Erythritol (E968)

Erythritol 

Erythritol is a low-calorie bulk sweetener and sugar replacer that mimics sugar's texture, volume, and crystalline structure while providing refreshing cooling sensation, high digestive tolerance, and plaque-neutral properties for diabetic-friendly, keto-compatible formulations. In the food industry, it delivers 70% sugar sweetness with no aftertaste, excellent process stability up to 180°C for baking and cooking, and prebiotic fiber benefits ideal for low-glycemic, clean-label reduced-sugar products.

Food Industry Applications

• Beverages: Sweetens carbonated drinks, teas, sports drinks, and flavored waters with clean sweetness buildup, maintaining clarity without fermentation risk, excellent temperature stability through hot-fill pasteurization at 85°C, and mouthfeel mimicking 10% sucrose solutions without osmotic diarrhea at high dosages.

• Bakery products: Provides bulk, tenderness, and caramelization in sugar-free cakes, cookies, breads, and pastries, forming stable crystal matrices for volume and crumb structure identical to sucrose, Maillard browning at 140-160°C for authentic color/flavor development, and 12-week ambient shelf life without texture collapse or moisture migration.

• Confectionery: Crystals hard candies, chewing gums, chocolates, and jellies with sharp crystallization control, preventing stickiness in tropical humidity, 1:1 sugar replacement by weight for identical molding volumes, and sustained cooling release throughout mastication without GI distress up to 1g/kg body weight.

• Dairy products: Sweetens yogurts, ice creams, puddings, and frozen desserts with creaminess preservation, preventing lactose crystallization in reduced-sugar formulations, superior freeze-thaw stability without iciness, and clean flavor layering in fruit or chocolate varieties.

• Tabletop sweeteners: Blends into packets, liquids, and dispenser formats with free-flowing anti-caking, 0.6-0.8x sucrose sweetness adjustable with high-intensity sweeteners, rapid dissolution for hot beverages without grittiness, and humidity resistance maintaining pourability for 24 months.

• Snacks and nutrition bars: Delivers crunch and binding in protein bars, granola, and savory crackers, maintaining crispness during high-moisture extrusion, sugar alcohol synergy for balanced sweetness, and extended ambient stability without hygroscopic softening.

Other Industry Applications

In oral care, formulates plaque-neutral chewing gums, toothpastes, and mouthwashes; in cosmetics, acts as humectant in moisturizers and skin brighteners; in industrial uses, functions as antifreeze agent and stabilizer in bioprocessing.