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Polydextrose is one kind water-soluble dietary fiber.Comparing to insoluble dietary fiber, it has more advantages on health care and process.
Except the common functions of the insuluble dietary fiber,such as faecal bulking, relaxing bowel, reducing the risk of bowel cancer and so on.
Polydextrose also have the functions which the insoluble dietary fiber don’t have or not obvious.
For example: remove the cholic acid in the body,
Significantly reduce serum cholesterol,
lead to satiety easier and significantly reduce GI and so on.
Specification of Polydextrose:
| Item | Specification |
| Polydextrose Content（on dry matter）/%,（w/w）， | ≥90 |
| Water,% | ≤4 |
| Solubility,% | ≥98 |
| PH value | 4.0-6.0 |
| Ash,% | ≤0.3 |
| 1,6-Dehydration-D-Glucose,% | ≤4 |
| Glucose+Sorbitol,% | ≤6 |
| 5-Hydroxymethylfurfura,% | ≤0.1 |
| Lead(Pb)/(mg/kg) | ≤0.5 |
Function of Polydextrose:
Water soluble dietary fiber
With the efficacy to prevent constipation
reduced the serum cholesterol
Enhance immunity
Reduce blood lipids
Low caloric value
Prevent dental caries
Sugar free
Reduce fat and prevent obesity
Reduce PH value in bowel
Nutritional Information of Polydextrose:
| Carbohydrate: 71.05% | Total Fiber: 71.05% |
| Energy:1.9kcal/g-2.4kcal/g | Maltose:3.16-3.95 |
| Solubility: soluble in water/beverages | pH: Stable at pH 2.5-7.0 |
| Glucose:<0.79 | Sodium: 0 |
| Fats: 0 | Proteins:0 |
Application of Polydextrose:
It is widely used in health care products, beverage, candy,
milk products,dairy products,baking foods,
condiment,flour products, meat products,
wine, frozen food, medicine and so on.
