Creamy dijon dressing

Replace sucrose and cut both calories and grams of sugar — without sacrificing taste and performance

47% of consumers are reducing their sugar consumption, growing 32% since 2009. But they still want sweet, indulgent products. Now you can create sweetened treats that taste great and that consumers can feel good about with ASTRAEA^® liquid allulose. 

Part of Ingredion's comprehensive sugar reduction solutions, this innovative, almost calorie-free ingredient solution makes it easy to replace sugar and trim calories in your beverage, dairy, bakery and confectionery products. ASTRAEA^® liquid allulose has a similar sweet taste profile and is about 70% as sweet as sucrose. 

Click on the images at right to view formulation videos featuring ASTREA^® liquid allulose.

Reduce calories and grams of sugar

ASTRAEA^® liquid allulose adds almost no calories — just 0.4 calories per gram — to your formulation. According to guidance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, it also doesn’t contribute to the total or added grams of sugar values on Nutrition and Supplement Facts labels. With typical usage levels (2% to 100%), it is also well-tolerated and has been shown to have no effect on blood glucose levels.¹

Enjoy sweet functionality

Developed by the global pioneer and leader in rare sugars, Matsutani, this ingredient solution acts and tastes similar to sugar in your formulations. Comparable functional properties include:

• Bulking
• Browning
• Freeze point depression
• Mouthfeel and texture
• No crystallization in dairy products

Learn about consumer perceptions toward allulose

Can this emerging rare sugar hit the sweet spot with your consumers? Download our new report to learn about consumers' willingness to trial allulose — and their increased acceptance after they are made aware of what allulose is.

¹U.S. Food and Drug Administration, GRAS #498

“ASTRAEA” is a registered trademark held by Matsutani permitted to be used by Ingredion.

Deliver in-demand nutrition deliciously with one of the most effective prebiotic fibers

Want to give consumers more of the nutritious foods and beverages they can feel good about?   Adding fiber is named by consumers as one the top ways to make products healthier. And now with NUTRAFLORA^® P-95 soluble prebiotic fiber in powder form, you can give them the enhanced fiber, reduced sugar, and digestive health support they desire in products that taste great and perform well.

Formulate for functionality and satisfying taste

NUTRAFLORA^® P-95 soluble prebiotic fiber helps increase the level of good bacteria in the gut and is scientifically proven to support digestive health. It is an effective yet gentle prebiotic and a good-to-excellent source of fiber. Produced from non-GMO sucrose (cane sugar), NUTRAFLORA^® P-95 soluble prebiotic fiber has a similar sweetness profile to sugar — with fewer calories — so it also allows you to reduce sugar in your formulations.

Formulation benefits include:

• Quick-dissolving white powder form (liquid syrup also available)
• Clean, slightly sweet taste (30% that of sugar) closely resembling that of sucrose
• Enhances flavor and rounds out the sweetness profile of high-intensity sweeteners
• Very low viscosity and high clarity in solution
• Browning similar to sugar in baked goods
• High-temperature stability under conditions such as UHT, retort, extrusion and batch cooking
• Humectancy and shelf life extension

Count on safety, consistency and reliability

The unparalleled safety and effectiveness of NUTRAFLORA^® P-95 soluble prebiotic fiber are built on more than 200 studies and 20 years of research. Through a unique manufacturing process at our ISO 9002 certified facility, the consistent molecular composition is guaranteed from lot to lot.

NUTRAFLORA^® P-95 soluble prebiotic fiber contains a minimum of 95% (dry basis) short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS®) consisting of GF2, GF3 and GF4 molecules. It’s produced from non-GMO sucrose, using non-GMO raw materials and a natural bio-fermentation process. The result: the purest, most effective form of short-chain fructooligosaccharides available on the market.

​For applications that need moderate to high levels of sugar reduction, PureCircleTM Reb A delivers greater sweetness intensity with characteristic upfront sweetness.

Achieve indulgent mouthfeel in dressings and fillings

Whether creating creamy reduced-oil dressings or luxurious bakery fillings, now it’s easier than ever to achieve a premium mouthfeel with a more economical formulation — thanks to the functional talents of potato starch.

Build back thick, creamy textures with ULTRA-TEX^® 1311 modified potato starch

New ULTRA-TEX^® 1311 modified potato starch helps you leverage waxy potato starch’s unique benefits for thickening and texturizing across a variety of uses, with impressive functionality that helps to ensure luxuriously smooth and creamy textures in your products.

Spoon up thick, creamy appeal in low-fat, low-calorie foods

For new and better ways to formulate your products more economically — without sacrificing taste, texture or appearance — put Ingredion’s decades of experience and broad portfolio of functional texturizing solutions to work for you.

At our Ingredion Idea Labs^® innovation centers around the world, we’ll help you use ingredient solutions like ULTRA-TEX^® 1311 modified potato starch to create appealing products with the customer-preferred ingredients consumers seek — and get them to market fast.

For premium mouthfeel in lower-fat or vegan formulations, ULTRA-TEX^® 1311 modified potato starch delivers on all counts — building back thick and creamy textures with excellent stability, without impacting taste or color.

Better functionality with less starch
ULTRA-TEX^® 1311 modified potato starch is made from waxy potato, with larger starch granules that provide high functionality — and help to reduce your starch use, for greater economies.

- Excellent water-holding capacity of large starch granules provides high viscosity for thicker and creamier textures
- Instant starches provide energy savings in processing
- High stability of waxy potato starches helps to extend product shelf life
- High process tolerance is perfect for high-shear applications like dressings 

Clean & clear to let your appeal shine through
ULTRA-TEX^® 1311 modified potato starch has a clean flavor profile. Plus, it’s clear and colorless, helping you ensure the most appetizing appearance for your soups and sauces.

Non-GMO, free from gluten and USA-made

Like all potato starches from Ingredion, ULTRA-TEX^® 1311 modified potato starch is processed in the U.S., non-GMO and free from gluten at the source — enabling the label claims you need to address the top trends, with all the functionality and clean flavors you seek.