Polydextrose is a soluble fiber and sweetener used in a variety of applications. It is often used as a sugar replacement, especially when the goal is to reduce the amount of calories in the food. Polydextrose can provide bulk, texture, mouth feel and preservative qualities and contains only 1 calorie per gram (sugar contains 4 per gram), making it an effective substitute. It is commonly used as a replacement for sugar, starch, and fat in commercial beverages, cakes, candies, dessert mixes, breakfast cereals, gelatins, frozen desserts, puddings, and salad dressings. Because of it's high fiber content, it is often used to add fiber to foods.
Polydextrose is a type of carbohydrate. It's made in laboratories.
Polydextrose is taken by mouth for constipation, prediabetes, and diabetes. It is also used as a prebiotic.
In foods, polydextrose is used as a sweetener and to improve the texture of foods.
How does it work ?
Polydextrose passes undigested into the colon where it can increase bowel mass and possibly promote growth of certain bacteria that are thought to be beneficial.
Polydextrose is a synthetic polymer of glucose.[1] It is a food ingredient classified as soluble fiber by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as Health Canada, as of April 2013. It is frequently used to increase the dietary fiber content of food, to replace sugar, and to reduce calories and fat content. It is a multi-purpose food ingredient synthesized from dextrose (glucose), plus about 10 percent sorbitol and 1 percent citric acid. Its E number is E1200. The FDA approved it in 1981.
Polydextrose is commonly used as a replacement for sugar, starch, and fat in commercial beverages, cakes, candies, dessert mixes, breakfast cereals, gelatins, frozen desserts, puddings, and salad dressings. Polydextrose is frequently used as an ingredient in low-carb, sugar-free, and diabetic cooking recipes. It is also used as a humectant, stabiliser, and thickening agent.
Polydextrose is a form of soluble fiber and has shown healthful prebiotic benefits when tested in animals. It contains only 1 kcal per gram and, therefore, is able to help reduce calories.
However, polydextrose is not universally well tolerated. Doses as low as 10 g cause significantly more intestinal gas and flatulence than fermentation resistant psyllium.
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