US sweetener solutions group Cargill is seeking EU approval for its Xtend Sucromalt slowly digestible sweetener. 

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The company’s Xtend Isomaltulose already has novel foods approval in Europe, while both products have GRAS (Generally Recognised As Safe) status in the US.


According to Cargill, both offer the benefits of slow energy release, a blunted glycaemic response and a sweet taste for a very wide range of applications. Xtend Isomaltulose is obtained from sucrose by enzymatic conversion, providing the full energy of both glucose and fructose, released over a longer period of time.


Xtend Sucromalt is derived from sucrose and maltose, providing the full energy of sucrose, with a clean, sweet taste, the company said, and because it is a syrup, it allows food and beverage manufacturers to apply the benefits of a sugar alternative with slow energy release and low glycaemic response to an even wider range of applications. 


“Xtend Isomaltulose and Xtend Sucromalt together fill a functional gap between full-calorie sweeteners and reduced-calorie sweeteners such as polyols,” said Cargill’s global product line manager Anne Mollerus. “The potential benefit of slow digestibility is a sustained energy supply resulting in a blunted glycaemic response, which presents opportunities for food manufacturers to create low-GI (glycaemic index) products. With Xtend Isomaltulose behaving like a sugar and Xtend Sucromalt behaving like a corn syrup, the products have great potential for inclusion into a wide range of applications.”

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Mollerus added that the company is confidend that Xtend Sucromalt will gain Novel Foods approval in the EU next year.