Polydextrose

Buy Polydextrose – low-calorie additive for volume and structure

Polydextrose is a food additive made from a synthetic compound of citric acid, sorbitol, and glucose. Polydextrose is designated as E 1200 and contains almost no calories. Unlike classic sweeteners, it is primarily valued for its technological properties: it gives foods body and fullness that would otherwise be provided by sugar.

Tolerance 🤗

Polydextrose is generally well tolerated, but excessive consumption can have a laxative effect. This is also known from sugar alcohols like sorbitol – so gradually find your personal comfort amount.

Recommendation ✅

The daily dose of 90 g of polydextrose should not be exceeded. For the normal enjoyment of foods containing polydextrose, this is a comfortable limit that is rarely reached in everyday life.

Taste 😋

Polydextrose is very odor-neutral and has a slightly sweet taste. This is exactly why it can be used so versatile: it does not overpower the flavor but supports the other ingredients.

Sweetness 💪🏻

Polydextrose has a significantly lower sweetness than regular sugar. Therefore, it is often combined with high-sweetness sugar substitutes like Stevia in recipes: Polydextrose provides mass and texture, while the sweetener provides the sweetness.

Application 🧑🏻‍🍳

Polydextrose is used to give foods volume and structure. You can find it in baked goods, beverages, confectionery, chewing gum, and pudding, for example. It can also compensate for the volume loss that occurs when sugar is replaced with high-intensity sweeteners when baking at home.

Do you want to compare the different sweeteners? In our category sugar substitutes, you will find an overview of all alternatives to regular sugar.