The Effect of Erythritol

Erythritol is a kind of tetra-carbon polyol with a molecular weight of 144, it has a white crystal appearance, and its sweetness is about 70% sucrose. It is widely distributed in nature, including lichens, seaweed, mushrooms, and all kinds of plants. Because bacteria, mold, or yeast can ferment erythritol, it is also found in fermented foods such as fruit wine, and soy sauce. Erythritol is often used as a sweetener and excipient because of its low calorie, low sweetness, and high stability. Erythritol, as a functional sweetener in the world, has a broad development prospect. At present, the manufacturing methods of erythritol mainly include chemical synthesis and Microbial Fermentation. Among them, microbial fermentation is the only way to produce erythritol industrially.

Our Technologies

Erythritol plays an important role in the food processing and pharmaceutical industry, so it is necessary to develop more comprehensive production technology. At CD BioGlyco, we have made great efforts to study the production technology of erythritol and provide comprehensive technical support to customers.

• Chemical synthesis

The specific operation process is as follows: firstly, hydrogen peroxide is added to the gluconate solution, and erythritol is obtained by hydrogenation in the presence of nickel, cobalt, and other metal salts. In the production process, to maintain the normal reaction and reduce the side reaction, we will control the temperature of the reaction solution below 35°C.

• Microbial fermentation
• Bacterial Fermentation

Bacteria convert glucose to fructose.

Acidified to erythritol 4-phosphate.

Hydrolyzed to obtain erythritol.

• Yeast Fermentation

Compared with other strains, yeast has higher safety and higher production capacity of erythritol.

Conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate in yeast solution.

Enzyme-catalyzed conversion to erythrose-4-phosphate.

Hydrogenated to erythritol.

• Methods of analysis

In addition to producing erythritol, CD BioGlyco also provides follow-up analysis services. In the course of the study, the strains are screened by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and quantitatively by periodate oxidation.

Fig.1 Production and analysis method of erythritol. (CD BioGlyco)

Applications

• In the field of food processing, erythritol is used as raw material for the production of beverages and as a sweetener for confectionery.
• In the medical field, erythritol can be used as a raw material for the production of healthy food products.
• Erythritol can be used as the main raw material for the thin layer coating of drugs.

Advantages

• We offer production technologies to help explore the functions of erythritol in the medical field.
• We offer a wide range of erythritol production methods for customers to choose from.

CD BioGlyco provides customers with multiple optimized erythritol production services. Our synthetic products will be manufactured in a variety of ways to ensure high purity and quality for our customers. If you are interested in our service, please feel free to contact us.

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