Isomaltulose From Cargill and Palatinit Now Available in Australian and New Zealand Food Market
Cargill’s Xtend isomaltulose, a slow-release nutritive sweetener, is primarily used as a food ingredient in sports, fitness and energy drinks, meal replacement beverages, energy and nutritional bars and high-performance breakfast cereals.
05/09/07 With approval of isomaltulose as a novel food ingredient in the Australian and New Zealand food market, Cargill and Palatinit have both announced that its products are now available in the markets mentioned.
Cargill’s Xtend isomaltulose, a slow-release nutritive sweetener, is primarily used as a food ingredient in sports, fitness and energy drinks, meal replacement beverages, energy and nutritional bars and high-performance breakfast cereals. It may also be used for yogurt, ice cream, other dairy products and jams and jellies.
Palatinit’s functional carbohydrate Palatinose (Isomaltulose) gained approval for its general use foods and beverages with effect from August 2, 2007. The approval enables manufacturers to use Palatinose in line with the Food Standards Code.
The disaccharide isomaltulose, Palatinose, is derived from pure beet sugar and is suited for use in sports and wellness drinks, as well as in a wide range of other food products such as liquid meals, energy and cereal bars, or dairy products.
