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Zerose Erythritol

Zerose® Erythritol Sweetener

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Zerose Erythritol Zerose® erythritol is a natural*, zero-calorie bulk sweetener that looks and tastes like sugar, making it ideal for food and beverage applications promoting sugar reduction and weight management. Erythritol has the highest digestive tolerance compared to other polyols and masks the aftertaste of intense sweeteners. It is also non-cariogenic and has been clinically shown to offer Better Tooth Protection™ than other polyols.
 


Zerose Erythritol Benefits

For a Healthier Lifestyle


Consumers embrace wellness mindset

Zerose Wellness Mindset With the growing demands to reduce overall sugar consumption, the food industry is seeking ways to respond to consumer demand for foods that help meet their dietary and weight loss goals. This means developing foods that are sugar-free, lower calorie and low in glycemic carbohydrates while also achieving the desired texture, flavor and stability of traditional products.

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Latest Whitepaper on Oral Care

 

 

Product Applications


 

  • Beverages
  • Confectionery
  • Oral Care
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Food
  • Tabletop Sweetener

Applications: Carbonated soft drinks; Dairy and soy drinks; Energy drinks; Frozen beverages; Functional and flavored water; Juice; Powdered beverages; RTD Coffee; RTD Tea; Smoothies; Sports Drinks

Benefits:

  • Clean, sugar-like taste
  • Works well with high intensity sweeteners
  • Enhanced body and mouthfeel
  • Optimal freezing point depression
  • Excellent heat and acidity characteristics
  • Does not raise blood glucose or insulin levels

Applications: Caramels and chews; Chewing gum; Chocolate; Fillings; Gummies; Hard Candies

Benefits:

  • Clean, sugar-like taste
  • Fine crystal structure
  • Non-hygroscopic
  • Attractive cooling effect
  • Moisture management
  • Does not raise blood glucose or insulin levels

Chewing gum coatings

  • Cost-effective combination of erythritol/sorbitol (ratio 40/60) for improved crunchy coating with better adhesion to center in comparison to xylitol
  • Combines erythritol/maltitol (ratio 40/60) for improved crunchiness and lowest moisture pickup


Chewing gum sticks and center

  • Partial substitution of sorbitol with erythritol improves chewing gum processability, texture (flexibility) and shelf life


Mint chewing gum

  • Provides an enhanced and long-lasting cooling effect


Hard candies

  • Has a high cooling effect as a sherbet filling in stamped hard candies, or in double or triple layered hard candies when used in its crystalline form


Chocolate

  • The only polyol sweetener that allows a >30% calorie reduction in chocolate
  • Presents an excellent gloss, good snap and melting properties, and pleasant cooling effect (particularly for mint-flavored chocolate products)
  • The cooling effect can be masked by using mixtures with inulin, isomalt or maltitol
  • Higher conching temperatures are possible, resulting in enhanced flavor development
  • Tooth-friendly milk chocolate can be made with normal lactose-containing milk powder
Erythritol Oral Health Benefits

Evidence for erythritol oral health benefits

In foods and beverages, erythritol can be a valuable tool for reducing sugar and calories.

Established research has also shown that it offers several mechanisms for improving oral care.

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Applications: Oral rinses; Toothpaste

Benefits:

  • Clinically shown to reduce plaque and the risk of dental caries better than other polyols
  • Well tolerated (highest digestive tolerance of all polyols)
  • Attractive cooling effect
  • Works well with other polyols and high intensity sweeteners
  • Sugar-like taste

Learn about the oral health benefits of erythritol

Supports Dental Health

Dental caries is a disease caused by oral bacteria that converts carbohydrates into organic acids and dental plaque, resulting in damage to the teeth. Unlike sugar, Zerose® erythritol is not fermented by oral bacteria, and therefore does not promote dental caries.
In oral care applications, erythritol acts as a salivary stimulant and provides masking properties for astringent and bitter tastes. It also has demonstrated non-cariogenic properties.

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Applications: Granulated powders; Lozenges; Syrups

Benefits:

  • Inert excipient; excellent carrier in capsules
  • Excellent flowability and stability in powders
  • Attractive cooling effect

Sugar Free Lozenges

  • Easy crystallization
  • Hard, crunchy texture
  • Shorter drying time (higher output, lower energy cost)
  • Excellent shelf life (non-hygroscopic)
  • Quality similar to traditional sugar-based lozenges

Applications: Bakery products; Dairy products; Frozen desserts; Ice cream; Pudding; Sorbet; Smoothies; Yogurt

Benefits:

  • Sugar-like taste in combination with intense sweetener
  • Excellent heat and acid stability
  • Improved shelf life
  • Great water activity management
  • Enhanced bulk and body
  • Optimal freezing point depression
  • Does not raise blood glucose or insulin levels

Improves Quality

When compared to sucrose in baking, Zerose® erythritol exhibits different melting behavior, a more compact dough, fewer color formations, better moisture control and softer baked products.

In addition, the use of erythritol as a bulking agent can support sugar replacement strategies and allow for lower calorie profiles in many dairy products and frozen desserts.

Applications: Spoonable sweeteners; cubed sweeteners

Benefits:

  • Sugar-like taste and texture when used in combination with intense sweeteners
  • Enhanced taste profile
  • Fewer calories
  • Non-hygroscopicity
  • Does not raise blood glucose or insulin levels

Functionality Benefits


  • Performance
  • Effects
  • Sweetness
  • Acid resistance
  • High glass transition temp
  • High heat resistance
  • High crystallization speed
  • Low hygroscopicity
  • Satisfying mouthfeel
  • Viscosity control
  • Body enhancement (bulk)
  • Flavor enhancement
  • High cooling effect
  • Preservative benefits
  • Osmolarity effect
  • Texture enhancement
  • Adds smoothness and body
  • Masks off-flavors
  • High digestive tolerance   

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  • No aftertaste
  • Odorless
  • Clean, sugar-like taste

Zerose® Erythritol Technical Details

 

Production Process

Erythritol is the first polyol to be industrially manufactured by a fermentation process. The starting material is a simple sugar-rich substrate that is fermented using conventional yeast to yield erythritol. The product is then crystalized to 99.5% purity from the filtered and concentrated fermentation broth.

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Molecular Structure

Zerose® erythritol is a low molecular weight polyol, comprised of four carbon atoms. It appears as a white crystalline, odorless product that rapidly dissolves in water (up to 60 g/100 ml at 30°C) to produce a brilliantly clear, low viscosity, colorless solution.

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Zerose Molecular Structure

 

At a glance: erythritol and oral health

Erythritol Oral Health Research Infographic

Over the past several decades, studies have found that erythritol does not contribute to tooth decay – and can offer distinct oral health benefits. Our infographic highlights key points.

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Evidence for erythritol oral health benefits

Erythritol Oral Health Benefits

In foods and beverages, erythritol can be a valuable tool for reducing sugar and calories.

Established research has also shown that it offers several mechanisms for improving oral care.

Download

Zero-ing in on Sugar Reduction

Zerose® Erythritol: Zero-ing in on Sugar Reduction | Food Ingredient Solutions | Cargill

Zerose® erythritol is an increasingly popular choice for reducing sugar in foods and beverages. It also lends the label-friendly appeal of sustainable sourcing and naturally occurring sweetness. Our report offers insight into consumer perceptions around sweeteners, the impact of label claims and how to select the right sweetener for your application. 

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Zerose Erythritol Product Overview

Zerose Erythritol - The natural,* zero-calorie bulk sweetener for your product formulations

The natural,* zero-calorie bulk sweetener that offers food and beverage manufacturers a versatile solution to appeal to consumers seeking more label-friendly ingredients.

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Zero-calorie Sweetness Made Possible | Zerose Erythritol

Zerose Erythritol

For more than 30 years, erythritol has proven to be a valuable tool in sugar reduction. Learn more about this sweet-tasting, zero-calorie, versatile ingredient in our infographic.

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What is Erythritol

Cargill is a bulk supplier of erythritol sweetener

Cargill Ingredient Stories presents What is Erythritol and what the ingredient can be used in. (00:45)

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FDA defines reduction as 25% or greater.

*FDA has not defined natural. Contact Cargill for source and processing information. The labeling, substantiation, and decision making of all claims for your products is your responsibility. We recommend you consult regulatory and legal advisors familiar with all applicable laws, rules and regulations prior to making labeling and claims decisions, including decisions regarding natural claims.

 

Some Cargill products are only approved for use in certain geographies, end uses, and/or at certain usage levels. It is the customer's responsibility to determine, for a particular geography, that (i) the Cargill product, its use and usage levels, (ii) the customer's product and its use, and (iii) any claims made about the customer's product, all comply with applicable laws and regulations.

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