Matching today's expectations. Functional carbohydrates for better nutrition. connecting nutrition and health

Matching today’s expectations. What are today’s nutritional expectations? Modern nutritional habits are often characterised by a fast pace of life, frequent snacking and reduced time to regularly prepare a wholesome meal from scratch. People tend to go for the fast and easy options. This often means high glycaemic diets combined with a disproportional daily calorie intake. When poor dietary habits are then combined with insufficient physical activity, this does not only drive the individual metabolism out of balance, but also has remarkable consequences on populations: The international societal...

The second BENEO functional carbohydrate is Isomalt, a polyol made from sugar. It replaces sugar cup by cup and is mainly known for its major role in sugar-free, calorie-reduced confectionery. Isomalt is a carbohydrate that is only available to the body to a very limited extent. It passes the small intestine almost entirely and reaches the large intestine where it then serves as food for the human gut microflora. Due to this digestion process, a blood glucose response hardly occurs and almost no carbohydrate energy is delivered. Both Palatinose™ and Isomalt also have a few important benefits...

Source, varieties & applications All our functional carbohydrates are purely based on sucrose from the sugar beet. They are 100 % vegan, kosher, halal and non-GMO. In terms of their chemical structure, their applications and their nutritional benefits, Palatinose™ and Isomalt both have their own distinctive merits. sucrose & Palatinose™. Palatinose™, also generically known as isomaltulose, is derived from sugar beet. Just like sucrose, Palatinose™ consists of one glucose and one fructose unit. The difference lies in the bond between these parts. With its a-1.6-glucosidic bond, Palatinose™ is...

Isomalt is the only sugar-free nutritive sweetener derived exclusively from sucrose. It is produced by an enzymatic step followed by hydrogenation. The resulting principal components of Isomalt are 6-0-a-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol and 1-0-a-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol dehydrate. This molecular structure explains why Isomalt provides a sweetening profile almost equal to sucrose - but only half the calories! This makes Isomalt work perfectly as a healthy sugar replacer for calorie-reduced and toothfriendly products. Fig. 3: The chemical structure of Isomalt. .OH Standard Isomalt crystalline (ST)...

Nutritional benefits Palatinose™ Tapping the full potential of low glycaemic power. As a fully but slowly digestible carbohydrate, Palatinose™ provides the entire carbohydrate energy in a slower and more balanced way. Unlike high glycaemic carbohydrates that are already completely absorbed at the beginning of the small intestine, Palatinose™ is the only fully available carbohydrate that is absorbed more slowly – and throughout the entire small intestine. This results in a slower and overall lower rise in blood glucose as well as in an enhanced fat oxidation. In addition, this next generation...

For healthy weight management: Promoting fat oxidation. Insulin facilitates the transition of glucose from the blood into the cells so that a normal blood glucose level can be quickly achieved. At the same time, insulin is a so-called ‘storage hormone’ and as such it is responsible both for fat storage and the suppression of fat burning. As Palatinose™ induces a low blood glucose response, the body releases only a reduced amount of insulin, which has a positive effect on the entire metabolism. Fat can then be used and burned for energy supply. In a study on overweight participants with insulin...

Technical benefits Palatinose™ Enhancing your products with Palatinose™. Next to its nutritional benefits, Palatinose™ also convinces through a whole range of technical benefits: The functional carbohydrate can be included in food and beverages without any changes in the production processes. Its acid and temperature stability result in a longer shelf life and more specifically it can support a better rehydration after exercise. Its low hygroscopicity prevents powder drinks from lumping and its taste and mouthfeel closely resemble the popular sweetness profile of sucrose, thus providing a natural,...

At a temperature of 25 °C and relative humidities up to 85 %, Palatinose™ absorbs virtually no moisture. It is a very low hygroscopic free-flowing powder. This characteristic makes it the perfect ingredient for all powder drinks and blends. As it reduces water absorption and therefore significantly minimises the risk of caking and lumping, Palatinose™ is the ideal carrier for baby food or special nutrition products. Even in blends with other sugars like sucrose or fructose, Palatinose™ can reduce the moisture uptake of the powder. Palatinose™ is naturally derived from sucrose. Therefore it offers...

Nutritional benefits Isomalt Reducing sugar the healthy way. The functional carbohydrate Isomalt is a naturally-derived bulk sugar replacer. With only half the calories of sucrose, it is the number one sugar replacer for hard candies worldwide. Thanks to its physiological properties, this sugar-free, nutritive ingredient perfectly matches the consumer trends of dental health, weight management and keeping the body’s metabolism healthy throughout life.

For dental health: Preventing tooth decay. Dental cavities develop when bacteria convert fermentable carbohydrates into acids, which then attack the tooth enamel. As most micro-organisms occurring in the oral cavity are unable to feed on Isomalt, the pH-level always remains above the critical level of 5.7. This has been demonstrated in numerous clinical trials (see Fig. 6). Furthermore, Isomalt reduces plaque formation as it cannot serve as a structural component of the plaque. By stimulating saliva production, it even has a remineralising effect which promotes the repair of incipient cavaties....