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NUTRIOSE® for confectionery: less sugars, more flavor and texture - and so very tasty!

With its low caloric value, high potential in sugar reduction (thanks to its high fiber level, up to 85%) and outstanding digestive tolerance, the NUTRIOSE® range allows manufacturers to produce healthier confectionery, a currently booming market.

Whether alone or combined with polyols, NUTRIOSE® can be used in sugar-reduced or sugar-free products to create appealing and tasty confectionery in line with WHO recommendations, which include reducing the consumption of added simple sugars and increasing the consumption of fiber.

 

Nutritional Benefits

  •  Reduction of sugars

Whether alone or combined with other sugar subsitutes such as  polyols, NUTRIOSE® is a key  ingredient to consider when working on reformulating your recipe to produce confectioneries intended to be:

      - Reduced in sugars
      - Without added sugars
      - Sugar-free (NUTRIOSE® 06 is suitable for the production of safe-for-teeth 
         confectioneries)
      - Reduced in calories

With NUTRIOSE®, significant levels of sugars reduction in line with market requirements can be achieved in all types of confectionery, while maintaining a delicious taste.

In clinical studies, NUTRIOSE® shows very low glycaemic response.


 
Caloric reduction
Thanks to its reduced caloric value, NUTRIOSE® can contribute to reducing the caloric content of sweets.


Outstanding digestive tolerance
The particular digestive pattern of NUTRIOSE® makes it one of the best tolerated soluble fibers available on the market. This allows high levels of incorporation in finished goods without causing discomfort or bloating.

 
Fiber enrichment
NUTRIOSE® incorporation offers high fiber enrichment and may thus participate in an increase in our fiber consumption.

 

Sensory properties

 
  • Even when used to reduce sugar content by up to 30%, the clean taste of NUTRIOSE® allows the formulation of excellent confectioneries.
  • The texture of confectioneries reduced in sugars thanks to the use of NUTRIOSE® can be very similar to that of traditional products in optimized recipes .
  • In adapted recipes, NUTRIOSE® can provide extra benefits in terms of texture / chewiness in sugar and sugar-free confectionery:


Chewy sweets  
NUTRIOSE® can successfully be used in the development of tasty sugar free or sugar reduced chewy sweets.
The inclusion of 10-15% of NUTRIOSE® can help to develop longer lasting chewiness.


Gelatine jellies 
In adapted formulations, NUTRIOSE® can be used to produce healthy, high quality gelatin jellies that  successfully combine sugar reduction and great taste.


Chocolate   
NUTRIOSE® allows fiber enrichment in chocolate products with no changes in texture.


Hard boiled candies
Hard boiled candies containing NUTRIOSE® have a longer dissolution time and a smooth texture, for longer flavour release.
 

Technical properties

  • NUTRIOSE® is resistant to acid and heat treatments and easy to dissolve, which makes it process able on traditional equipment.
  • Various molecular weights are available, allowing viscosity, water activity and crystallization control, to meet every technical requirement. 
  • In most confectionery products, NUTRIOSE® can help reduce sugar content.
  • Our experts can assist you to optimize the characteristics (taste, nutrition, texture, stability …) of your products in development.


They will provide support for the successful adjustment of a wide range of confectioneries, such as:


Hard-boiled sweets
With NUTRIOSE®, it is possible to develop 30% reduced in sugars hard boiled candies, with a round taste and excellent shelf life. The high molecular weight of NUTRIOSE® can increase the dissolution time in the mouth.


Chewy sweets
NUTRIOSE® is adapted to chewy sweets formulations and facilitates the development of:

- reduced sugar chews: up to 30% of sugars reduction, with various textures.

- Sugar free chews with outstanding tolerance.

- Chews with long lasting chewiness / elasticity thanks to the structure of NUTRIOSE®. The use of a humectant such as sorbitol (less than 10%) makes it possible to obtain optimum texture and stability.

- When used at 10-15% in the recipe (for sugar reduction for example), NUTRIOSE® can also substitute gelatin, for use in vegetarian products.


Gelatine jellies
NUTRIOSE® is an ingredient of choice when a high sugar reduction level is required. Up to 60% (and a significant associated calorie reduction of 30%) sugar reduction can be achieved .
A humectant such as sorbitol (less than 10%) can be used in these recipes. It will contribute to monitor the texture of the finished product.


Compressed tablets
NUTRIOSE® is an excellent binder for wet granulation, which can replace any common granulation binder. In addition, NUTRIOSE® is also directly compressible, and when combined with the other ingredients, makes it possible to suppress the granulation phase.


 

 


 Adapted recipes are available to help you to develop all these products.


Applications

 

In recent years, the healthy confectionery market has shown over 10% growth. This growth is expected to last. A number of major European companies has successfully launched reduced sugar products, demonstrating the vitality of this food sector.

 

Confectionery and calorie reduction
International "Reduced sugar" confectionery market expected
to grow by an average of 5% per year between 2006 and 2011


In launched market products, sugars substitution with NUTRIOSE® has been achieved at different levels for most types of hard or soft confectionery: from lollipops through chewy sweets and jellies as well as in chocolate. They fit in with the WHO recommendations and contribute to reduce the consumption of mono- and disaccharides to fight against obesity and associated chronic deases.
 
NUTRIOSE® technical features offer exceptional advantages not only in sugar-free or reduced-sugars confectionery but also in traditional sugar-based types: fiber enrichment , viscosity control, chewyness …
NUTRIOSE® is an ingredient with high fiber content. It is used in all the main types of healthy confections that claim sugar or calorie reduction.

 



 

 

NUTRIOSE® is a soluble dietary fiber supplement : which enables healthy eating through fiber enrichment and sugar substitution reducing the daily calorie intake.