Functional Safe Sugar Erythritol

Organic erythritol; though it sounds new, erythritol (ear-RITH-ri-tall) has been around as long as grapes, peaches, pears, watermelon, and mushrooms. It’s a type of carbohydrate called a sugar alcohol that people use as a sugar substitute. Erythritol is found naturally in some foods. It’s also made when things like wine, beer, and cheese ferment

E968 Origin: EU fine and powder

Erythrol, like xylitol and mannitol, belongs to the group of sugar alcohols (so-called polyols). It is distinguished by a low caloric content and a low glycemic index. Erythrol is found naturally in some fruits (for example, pears or grapes) and in pollen, mushrooms, seafood, sea algae, lichens, and fermentable beverages (for example, wine). Erythritol is obtained by synthesizing yeast from waste glycerin. The benefits of using erythritol are: - it is not synthesized by the human body, which means that it is excreted from it along with urine unchanged; - its consumption does not cause any adverse effects within the system digestive; - erythritol can be a valuable element in the prevention of caries in children and individuals adults; - erythritol has an antioxidant effect; - its excessive consumption does not cause a laxative effect as in the case of xylitol.

Glycemic Index (GI) of 1 with no insulin spike. It is safely excreted through urine because the human body can’t do anything with it. It has a sweetness of 70% compared to sucrose. Erythritol has a strong cooling effect in its crystalized form. It is very stable up to 160°C but most people confuse this sweetener and replace it completely as a sugar replacement. You cannot make a cake with only erythritol because it is not a bulking agent, nor does it provide structure to your preparation. You need a support ingredient e.g. another sweetener or a fiber. If you try to caramelize erythritol it will never change its color and evaporate. If you try to make a syrup with only erythritol and it cools down, it will recrystallize immediately. Erythritol is a perfect sweetener in addition to your own sugar replacement combination . Don’t use it as a one on one replacement but as an addition (like it was meant to be)