Sweeteners

Cargill™ soluble fiber

Healthy choice, clear results

The demand for sugar-reduced* products only continues to rise. The pandemic has accelerated sweetener scrutiny, leading consumers to reduce their sugars intake and manufacturers to increase their efforts further into delivering products with a lower sweeteners content without compromising on taste and mouthfeel.

This lower sugar* drive comes at a time in which front-of-pack labeling systems, such as Nutri-Score, are swaying consumers towards healthier options, and drawing attention to the fiber content in products. After all, most consumers are falling well short of the recommended daily intake of 25g** of fiber per day.

Soluble fibers based on corn & wheat help to answer key consumer needs for sugar* reduction, and fiber enrichment. As nature-derived, familiar and simple ingredients with positive consumer perceptions, they help meeting the consumer demand for label-friendly solutions too.

*sugar-reduced (= reduction of all types of caloric sugars and sweeteners)
** EFSA opinion on dietary intake of fibre

Cargill™ soluble fiber in action!

Our applications teams are constantly testing Cargill™ soluble fiber potential by creating delicious, on-trend prototypes.

Applications

Confectionery

Enables ‘’Source of fiber’’ claim in sweet confectionery
Low color impact and no significant off flavors
In gummies, enables up to 30% sugar reduction & gelatin reduction
In chocolate &fillings enables up to 40% sugar reduction while improving Nutri-score from E to D. Resulting equal liking to full sugar reference*

*Tested on consumer panel n=40

Bakery

Enables ‘’High in fiber’’ claim in bakery applications
ln coated breakfast cereal enables up to 30% sugar reduction while improving Nutri-score from C to B. It enables also to remain glossy appearance.
In cereal bars, enable 50% sugar reduction while improving Nutri-score from C to B.
In powder mixes, enables up to 30% sugar reduction

Ice cream & Fruit Preps

- We may achieve a 30% sugar reduction which would help to enable Nutri-Score improvement from D to C and a “high in fiber” claim. **
- Thanks to Cargill™ soluble fiber liquid version.

Dairy & Beverage

- We may achieve a 30% sugar reduction which would help to enable a Nutri-Score improvement from E to D and a “high in fiber” claim. **
- Thanks to Cargill™ soluble fiber liquid version.

Chocolate

- We may achieve a 40% sugar reduction which would help to enable a Nutri-Score improvement from E to D and a “high in fiber" claim. **
- Thanks to Cargill™ soluble fiber powder version.

Fat filling

- We may achieve a 40% sugar reduction which would help to enable a Nutri-Score improvement from E to D and a “high in fiber” claim. **
- Thanks to Cargill™ soluble fiber powder version.

Powdered beverages

- We may achieve a 40% sugar reduction which would help to enable Nutri-Score improvement from D to C and a “high in fiber” claim. **
- Thanks to Cargill™ soluble fiber powder version.

Beverage

In powdered beverages, enables good bulking agent to keep the serving size of the powder similar to the reference
Enables 30% sugar reduction and no off taste
In dilutables, enables ‘’source of fiber’’ claim and lower color impact

Broadening Cargill's sugar reduction reach

As the demand for sugar-reduced* products continues to grow, Cargill has invested $45 million (€38 million) to add soluble fibers to our European portfolio of starches, sweeteners and texturizers. The soluble fiber product line is manufactured at our Wroclaw, Poland facility and is based on patented micro-reactor technology. This addition to the portfolio complements Cargill’s sugar reduction toolbox, comprised of a broad range of full to no calorie sweeteners, texturizers, and bulking agents to meet the most challenging application goals and marketplace demands, whether they're creating an entirely new product or reformulating existing ones.

Regulatory status

Soluble fiber (liquid or solid) is a dextrin. In the EU, it can be labelled as dextrin (fiber) or resistant maltodextrin or soluble corn/wheat fiber.