Versatile polyol available as crystalline powder or 70% syrup. Sorbitol sweetens with a clean profile, controls water activity, and improves texture—making it a go-to bulking agent for confections, gums, beverages, and pharma formats.
Versatile polyol available as crystalline powder or 70% syrup. Sorbitol sweetens with a clean profile, controls water activity, and improves texture—making it a go-to bulking agent for confections, gums, beverages, and pharma formats.
Provides sweetness (low cariogenic)
Retains moisture (humectant)
Inhibits sugar crystallization
Improves texture & softness
Extends shelf life
Acts as preservative
Supports emulsification
Aids moisture retention in mixes
Sorbitol is used in several instances across different industries such as :
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Texture, anti-crystallization, and stable sweetness.
Body and sweetness in reduced-sugar systems.
Clean taste with moisture retention for lasting chew.
Humectancy for pastes, gels, and rinses.
Reliable excipient for liquids, tablets, and chewables.
Fermentation (microbe + feedstock): Glucose (from starch hydrolysate) is produced via enzymatic starch conversion; fermentation prepares clean feed.
Primary production: Catalytic hydrogenation of glucose yields sorbitol (polyol) in aqueous solution.
Separation & purification: Filtration, decolorization, and ion-exchange to remove catalysts/minerals.
Drying & milling (for powder): Concentration, crystallization, drying, and controlled milling/sieving to target mesh.
Standardization/QA: Assay, moisture, heavy metals, and microbiology verified; COA issued.
General: 0.5–40% w/w (by system); trial recommended.
By application
Confectioneries (soft centers, coatings): 5–35%
Chewing gums (base + sweet phase): 10–60%
Jellies & gummy: 5–25%
Beverages (low-/no-sugar): 1–8%
Pharma syrups/chewables: 5–40% (per pharmacopeia/formula)
Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol—sweetness ~0.5–0.6× sucrose with fewer calories.
As a humectant, it helps keep gummies soft even after weeks on shelf.
As a humectant, it helps keep gummies soft even after weeks on shelf.
Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol—sweetness ~0.5–0.6× sucrose with fewer calories.
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