Low Calorie Sorbitol Solution 70%, E420 CAS 50-70-4, Non-Crystallizing Sweetener, Food Grade, 250kg Drum

Product Overview

Sorbitol Solution 70% Food Grade is a clear, syrupy liquid sweetener made from corn. It belongs to a family of ingredients called sugar alcohols. They taste sweet like sugar, but your body processes them differently—and that difference is exactly why so many “low calorie” and “reduced sugar” products rely on them.

Here’s what that means for you in plain terms. Sorbitol is sweet, but it has fewer calories than regular sugar. It also doesn’t hit your bloodstream the way table sugar does, so it’s gentler on your blood sugar . If you’re keeping an eye on calories or trying to cut back on sugar without giving up sweetness entirely, products made with sorbitol are designed with you in mind.

But sweetness is only part of the story. Sorbitol also holds onto moisture. That’s why low-calorie cookies stay soft instead of turning into bricks, and why sugar-free candies don’t dry out and go hard in the package. It keeps things fresh and pleasant to eat, even weeks after they were made.

One more thing worth knowing: sorbitol is friendly to your teeth. The bacteria in your mouth can’t turn it into the acids that cause cavities. That’s a big reason you’ll find it in sugar-free gum and mints .

If you’re someone who reads labels carefully, you might notice sorbitol listed as “E420” or “D-Glucitol.” Same ingredient, different names. And if you have a sensitive stomach, here’s a heads-up that applies to all sugar alcohols, not just this one: eating a lot of it at once can cause bloating or loose stools. Most people enjoy products with sorbitol without any issue, but it’s smart to be aware

Technical Specification

Typical specification. The certificate of analysis issued for each shipment is the governing document.

Typical Certificate of Analysis

The energy value is not a test result but a regulatory constant; it is stated here so your nutrition panel calculation has an auditable source alongside the assay data.

Key Benefits

1. Sweetness with Fewer Calories
Sorbitol gives you the sweet taste you want without the calorie load of regular sugar. It’s a practical choice if you’re managing your weight or simply trying to cut back on sugar without feeling deprived .

2. Gentler on Blood Sugar
Your body absorbs sorbitol slowly, so it doesn’t cause the rapid blood sugar spike that regular sugar can. For people watching their sugar intake, that’s a meaningful difference .

3. Kind to Teeth
Dental health experts recognize that sugar alcohols like sorbitol don’t feed the cavity-causing bacteria in your mouth. When you choose gum or candy sweetened with sorbitol, you’re giving your teeth a break .

4. Keeps Food Soft and Fresh
Sorbitol holds moisture, so baked goods and soft candies stay soft instead of drying out and going stale. It’s a small thing that makes a big difference when you open a package.

5. No Crystals, No Clumps
This non-crystallizing grade stays smooth and pourable. No hard lumps in the drum, no grittiness in the final product. Just consistent texture from first scoop to last.

Applications

Sugar-free gum, mints, and candies – sweetness, cooling sensation, and tooth-friendly

Low-calorie baked goods – keeps them soft and extends shelf life

Sugar-free chocolate and icings – prevents graininess

Frozen desserts – improves texture and helps with freeze-thaw

Toothpaste and mouthwash – keeps products from drying out

Reduced calorie beverages

Partial replacement restores body in a drink sweetened with high-intensity sweeteners, and the calorie line on the panel falls with the sucrose it displaces.

Sugar-reduced confectionery

Chewy candy and gum take the syrup as bulk, keeping piece weight and chew without the full sucrose load.

Light dressings and sauces

The syrup adds viscosity and mouthfeel where fat has been cut, so a reduced-oil dressing does not read as watery.

Dairy desserts and yoghurt

Water binding limits syneresis in a low-fat set product, which is often the defect that follows a straight fat reduction.

Cereal bars and baked goods

Humectancy keeps a reduced-sugar bar soft through its shelf life, where simply removing sugar leaves a hard, crumbly texture.

Quality Control

Release testing covers dry substance, assay, colour, pH and reducing sugars, with heavy metals and microbiological counts on the finished lot. Energy value is calculated from the declared solids, so the figure on your nutrition panel can be traced back to the dry substance result rather than assumed.

Where a buyer needs a stated calorie reduction verified against a formulation, our team will work from the replacement rate and the solids figure you intend to use, and put the calculation in writing for your regulatory file.

Packaging & Shipping

Standard packing is a 250 kg net HDPE drum with tamper-evident closure, palletised and stretch-wrapped for export. Larger draw-down sites can take IBC units on request. Net weight, drum count and batch reference are recorded on the packing list, and the certificate of analysis and safety data sheet are issued before the container is booked out.

Storage & Handling

Store indoors at 15°C to 30°C, sealed and upright, away from sunlight and odours. Because the syrup is a liquid bulk sweetener, it is dosed by mass rather than by volume; use the density on the certificate when converting a recipe from kilos to litres. Opened drums should be resealed and used within the current production cycle, and drums should not be left where ambient temperature swings cause condensation at the bung.

Why Choose Us

Food Grade, made from corn, suitable for low-calorie and sugar-free formulations

Sweetens, holds moisture, and is friendly to teeth

Gentler on blood sugar than regular sugar

Non-crystallizing formula for smooth, consistent texture

Bulk 250kg drum for manufacturers and distributors

Certificate of Analysis available with each shipment

Calorie figures you can cite. Both the US and EU energy values are stated on the specification, with the calculation basis written down for your nutrition file.

Solids held steady for recipe maths. Dry substance stays inside a narrow band, so the calorie and sweetness calculation you validated still holds on the next delivery.

Bulk that behaves like sugar. The syrup supplies volume and body, which is the gap high-intensity sweeteners leave in a reduced-calorie formula.

Humectancy included. Water binding protects texture in reduced-sugar baked and bar applications where removal of sugar usually costs softness.

Clear labelling support. E420 declaration and energy data are supplied with the documents, and formulation questions are answered by our technical team.

Bulk packing for repeat production. Drums and IBC units are available, with neutral labelling for buyers who repack.