Oral
Cargill offers a wide array of polyols for the formulation of oral care products, including breath fresheners, mouthwashes and toothpastes, as well as hydrocolloids such as xanthan gums and carrageenans, which offer stabillizing, binding and thickening properties, and lecithins for flavor release.
These ingredients provide many functional roles and benefits, including: Humectants, “Bite” controllers, Non-cariogenic (“tooth-friendly”), Cariostatic, Shelf life enhancers, Plasticizers, Mouth feel, Flavor maskers, Crunchy coatings and Non-stick dusting.
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 |
Mouthwashes
Cargill’s unique range of nature-derived ingredients is frequently used in mouthwashes, due to their multiple functions and properties:
| Transparency | All Cargill polyols are ideal for clear, transparent mouthwash formulations. |
| Non-cariogenic | Sorbidex™ sorbitol is non-cariogenic. |
| Cariostatic | Zerose™ erythritol has cariostatic properties, as demonstrated by various studies. |
| Flavor & Mouth feel | Sorbidex™ sorbitol and Zerose™ erythritol give a cooling sensation and have a pleasant sweet taste. |
| Flavor masking | Zerose™ erythritol is an effective taste-masking agent for bitter and astringent flavor components and can therefore enhance the product’s overall taste. |
Toothpastes
Cargill’s nature-derived ingredients are used frequently in toothpastes thanks to their wide range of functional properties:
| Humectant | Sorbidex™ sorbitol syrups are body-enhancing, non-crystallizing humectants. |
| Texturizers & Binders | Satiaxane™ xanthan gum, Satiagum™UTC and Satiagel™UTH carrageenan, and Satialgine™US algin make excellent texturizers: they improve the rheological profile of the paste, ensuring perfect adhesion when applied on the toothbrush. They also provide a glossy effect and prevent the paste’s separation during storage. |
| Non-cariogenic | Sorbidex™ sorbitol has non-cariogenic properties. |
| Cariostatic | Zerose™ erythritol has been proven, in numerous trials, to be a cariostatic agent. |
| Flavor masking | Zerose™ erythritol is an effective flavor building ingredient as it can mask off-flavors and enhance the overall taste of the toothpaste. |
| Flavor & Mouth feel | Zerose™ erythritol provides an intense cooling effect in the mouth and has a clean, sweet taste. Sorbidex™ sorbitol syrups can also provide a (less intense) cooling sensation. |
| Compatibility | Sorbidex™ sorbitol syrups are highly compatible with many actives and ingredients present in toothpastes. |
| Clear gel | Sorbidex™ sorbitol syrups are ideal to create translucent or transparent gel pastes but can also be used in the formulation of classic white pastes. |