What is Polydextrose？

Polydextrose (polydextrose) is a water-soluble dietary fiber, white or off-white solid particles, easily soluble in water, and has no special taste dietary fiber. After entering the human digestive system, it produces special physiological metabolic functions, thereby preventing constipation and fat deposition.

In food additives, it can be used as: a thickener, filler, formulating agent. It is an important raw material for making low-calorie, low-fat, low-cholesterol, and low-sodium healthy foods. It can show some important functions in food such as: necessary volume, good taste, can improve the oily taste of food, low freezing point, suitable for refrigeration meals, desserts, and will not cause dental caries. Can reduce the amount of sugar, fat and starch in food, with low calories (4.18KJ/g).

Polydextrose Chemical Formula

Polydextrose Calories

Polydextrose is a product of random polymerization with many types of glycosidic bonds and complex molecular structures, which is difficult to biodegrade.

Polydextrose is not absorbed when it passes through the stomach and small intestine, and about 30% is fermented by microorganisms in the large intestine to generate volatile fatty acids and CO2, etc., about 60% is excreted from the feces, and the heat generated is only 25% of sucrose and 11% of fat. Due to the extremely low calorific value of polydextrose, it can rarely be converted into fat and will not cause obesity.

Is Polydextrose Bad for You

1. Regulate lipid metabolism: Polydextrose can form a film in the small intestine and wrap some food fat, which can effectively limit the absorption of fat in the digestive tract and promote the excretion of lipid compounds

2. Lower cholesterol: Polydextrose can adsorb organic molecules such as bile acids and cholesterol mutators, inhibit the increase of total cholesterol (TC) concentration, reduce the synthesis and absorption of bile acids and salts, and reduce the level of human plasma and liver cholesterol

3. Reduce sugar absorption: polydextrose can hinder the full contact between food and digestive juice and inhibit the secretion of glucagon

4. Prevention and treatment of constipation: Polydextrose can absorb and swell water in the human intestine, retain water, and increase the volume of feces

5. Can detoxify and beautify the face: Polydextrose can effectively adjust the pH value of the intestinal tract, and excrete toxins and metabolic wastes in the body in time to avoid the toxins being discharged from the skin

Polydextrose Side Effects

Polydextrose is an artificial food additive that is a sugar, starch and fat substitute for many packaged foods, and can be used as a leavening agent to enhance food taste and reduce calories. It is also used to increase the fiber content of many products,

Polydextrose is generally safe when consumed in moderation. However, ingesting large amounts has the potential to cause side effects such as abdominal cramps and bloating. People who are new to adding polydextrose to their diet should start with small amounts, as it may have a pour-over-like effect in new users.

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