¿Qué es Erythritol? Aplicaciones, dosis, alternativas y especificaciones

Erythritol es un naturally occurring four-carbon sugar alcohol (polyol) belonging to the important category of functional sugar alcohols, with wide application value in the global industria alimentaria, pharmaceutical field, cosmetics, and daily chemical industry. Its molecular formula is C4H10O4, molecular weight is 122.12, CAS number is 149–32–6, EINECS number is 205–737–3, CNS number is 19.018, and INS number is 968. Erythritol appears as white cristalline polvo or gránulos, odorless, con una refreshing sweet taste. Compared with sucrose, erythritol has extremely low calories, approximately 0.2–0.4 kcal/g, which is only 5% to 10% of sucrose calories, and is the lowest among all sugar alcohols. Its sweetness es unpproximately 60% to 80% of sucrose. Erythritol is naturally widely present in mushrooms, melons, watermelons, grapes, pears, así como fermented foods como wine, soy sauce, and cheese. It is the only functional sugar alcohol prepared by microbiano fermentation technology, and its pure green proceso de producción aligns con el current industria alimentaria‘s demand for natural, safe, and clean-label ingredients. Erythritol is metabolized in a unique way in the human body. Most of it es unbsorbed by the small intestine and excreted unchanged in urine (approximately 90%), does not participate in blood glucose metabolism, produces no calories, does not stimulate insulin secretion. It also avoids the risk of dental caries caused by excess sugar and performs well in both efficacy and health evaluation.

Erythritol se reconoce como the gold standard for natural zero-calorie edulcorantes, holding an irreplaceable position in the global sugar reduction industry. Its most outstanding core advantages lie in its extremely low caloric contribution, excellent physiological tolerance, refreshing taste characteristics, and wide synergistic compatibility.

Extremely Bajo Calories and Zero Glycemic Index: Erythritol has the lowest energy value among all sugar alcohols, with caloric value only 5% to 10% of sucrose. Approximately 90% of ingested erythritol es unbsorbed by the small intestine and excreted unchanged in urine, without affecting blood sugar or insulin levels.