Sweetening agents
Bulk sweetening agents
Glucose syrups are aqueous solutions of α-D-glucose based natural sugars obtained by starch hydrolysis. They are widely used in the manufacture of sucrose-based medical syrups. These syrups often contain high amounts of sucrose and have the tendency to crystallize over time. The shelf-life of medicated syrups can be improved dramatically by adding glucose syrup, as the polysaccharide portion of the glucose syrup acts as an anti-crystallizing agent. They also provide extra viscosity for liquid preparations.
We manufacture glucose syrups for liquid formulations under the name
C
PharmSweet™. CPharmSweet™ is a clear and colorless glucose syrup of medium viscosity with a moderate relative sweetness and neutral taste. It provides a good workability during production and controls crystallization resulting in transparent products with the right texture and shelf-life.
| Product | Brandname |
| Glucose syrup | CPharmSweet™ |
Sugar-free bulk sweetening agents
Liquid sorbitol and liquid maltitol are syrups obtained by the hydrogenation of glucose or glucose syrups with high maltose content.
We manufacture these agents under the names CPharmMaltidex™ and
CPharmSorbidex™, drawing upon a worldwide supply chain of raw materials that enables production to be reliably maintained. They are used in the formulation of sugar-free medical syrups.
Sorbitol liquid is useful as a bulking agent with stabilizing properties, while maltitol syrups are well suited for the production of cough syrups and linctuses where their clean sweet taste and non-cariogenicity are particularly useful. Maltitol syrups are extremely stable against crystallization - so the caps on bottles containing syrups and oral solutions, do not get stuck because of crystal formation.
Most polyols are non-cariogenic, neaning they do not promote tooth decay. This is because polyols cannot be metabolized by the Streptococci bacteria in the mouth. This makes them an ideal substitute for sugar and glucose syrup and the sweetener of choice in modern medical syrup formulations, especially in childcare.
| Product | Brandname |
| Maltitol syrup (55% maltitol) | CPharmMaltidex™ L |
| Maltitol syrup (75% maltitol) | CPharmMaltidex™ M |
| Sorbitol syrup (non-crystallizing) | CPharmSorbidex™ NC |
| Sorbitol syrup (crystallizing) | CPharmSorbidex™ C |
