Breath Fresheners
Our nature-derived products can be used in breath freshening applications as well, a growing market as consumers are becoming more conscious of oral hygiene.
In chewing gums
Our ingredients provide various functional benefits:
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“Bite” control |
Sorbidex™ sorbitol powder is used in the solid phase of chewing gum production to create the required “bite”. |
| Plasticizer | Sorbidex™ sorbitol, Zerose™ erythritol, Maltidex™ maltitol and lecithins are used in the liquid phase to improve chewability. |
| Tooth friendly | Sorbidex™ sorbitol is non-cariogenic and therefore ideal for “tooth-friendly” chewing gums. Zerose™ erythritol has been proven through numerous trials to be a cariostatic agent, and find its use in upper market products. |
| Mouth feel | Sorbidex™ sorbitol will help you achieve the required mouth feel, whether you need an intense cooling sensation or just a faint fresh mouth feel. |
| Flavor release | Lecithins can be added to flavors to prolongue their effect. |
| Crunchy coating | Maltidex™ maltitol helps you achieve the required level of crunchiness. |
| Non-stick dusting | C*Mannidex™ mannitol powder and Isomaltidex™ isomalt are effective in reducing stickiness and are extensively used to coat chewing gum. |
| Shelf life | Zerose™ erythritol, Maltidex™ maltitol and lecithins can be used to extend the shelf life of your products. |
In oral care strips
Our range of hydrocolloids is often incorporated in the formulation of oral care strips as viscosity controllers, film-forming agents and flavor emulsion stabilizers. Modified starches and maltodextrins, due to their film-forming properties, are also used, in combination with other edible polymers. Lastly, polyols such as non-crystallizing Sorbidex™ sorbitol syrup can be used to modulate the strips’ strength and flexibility.
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Film forming |
Satialgine™ algin, Unipectine™ pectin, C*PolarTex™ modified starch and C*Dry™ MD maltodextrin |
| Viscosity control | Satiagum™VPC carrageenan, Viscogum™BCR locust bean extract (ceratonia siliqua gum) |
| Plasticizer | Sorbidex™ sorbitol |
| Flavor emulsion stabilizer | Satiagel™VPC carrageenan, Satiaxane™ xanthan gum |