EDTA chelation, or chelation therapy, is primarily known as a treatment for heavy metal poisoning. The letters “EDTA” stand for the chemical solution ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid. It is a chelating agent, which means that its molecular…

Ferrous gluconate is a type of iron. You normally get iron from the foods you eat. In your body, iron becomes a part of your hemoglobin (HEEM o glo bin) and myoglobin (MY o glo bin). Hemoglobin carries oxygen through your blood to tissues …

Higenamine, also known as noroclaurine hcl, is legal to use within food supplements in the UK, EU, the USA and Canada. Its main use is within food supplements developed for weight management, also known as ‘fat burners’. As higenamine has …

Xylitol is a naturally occurring carbohydrate, that looks and tastes just like regular table sugar. It is a natural sweetener that can be extracted from any woody fibrous plant material. Commercially it is extracted from renewable resource…

Sucralose is a no-calorie sweetener used worldwide in more than 5,000 foods and drinks. With obesity increasingly common, many dietary guidelines are recommending that consumers choose foods and beverages that moderate their intake of suga…

Stevioside is an all natural extract of the stevia rebaudiana plant. It is a white or off white powder. It is not a green powder, or a liquid concentrate. There are many methods used to extract stevioside. People buy Pure Stevioside in a p…

Sorbitol, or glucitol as it is sometimes called, is a slow-metabolizing sugar alcohol derived from fruits, corn and seaweed. It’s a sugar substitute found in foods such as frozen desserts, sugar-free chewing gum and diabetic candies. Sorbi…

Cyclamate is a low-calorie sweetener that is 30 times sweeter than sucrose. Cyclamate is soluble in water and stable in heat and cold, which means it’s ideal for most food formulations. It also has a long shelf life. When cyclamate is comb…

Neotame, is manufactured through Aspartame, is an exciting new sweetener and flavor enhancer that provides manufacturers flexibility in formulating great tasting products throughout their existing food and beverage portfolios. In addition,…

Mannitol is the generic name for a drug used as an osmotic diuretic and a mild renal vasodilator. It is typically administered intravenously, but can also be taken orally, depending on the purpose. Intravenously, it is used to treat excess…

Sodium saccharin, the salt form of saccharin, is most commonly known as a widely used artificial sweetener. The compound is thought to be from 300 to 500 times as sweet as conventional sugar, or sucrose. Sodium saccharin can be found in di…

Acesulfame-K, E950, Acesulfame Potassium is a calorie-free sugar substitute widely used as sweetener in food and beverage. As a sweetener, Acesulfame Potassium can be used in a wide variety of industries including: food production, beverag…

Crystalline Fructose is a common form of Fructose widely used as sweetener in food and beverage. As a natural sweetener, Crystalline Fructose can be used in a wide variety of industries including: food production, beverage, pharmaceutical,…

D-Xylose is a sugar widely used as diabetic sweetener in food and beverage. is a sugar first isolated from wood, and named for it. Xylose is classified as a monosaccharide of the aldopentose type, which means that it contains five carbon a…

High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a fructose-glucose liquid sweetener alternative to sucrose (common table sugar) first introduced to the food and beverage industry in the 1970s. It is not meaningfully different in composition or metaboli…

Isomalt is a sugar substitute and a sugar alcohol made from beets. Despite its natural origins, the compound is generally considered artificial, at least in so far as it has been extensively chemically manipulated. It is most commonly used…

Maltitol is a member of a family of bulk sweeteners known as polyols or sugar alcohols. It has a pleasant sweet taste–remarkably similar to sucrose. Maltitol is about 90% as sweet as sugar, non-cariogenic, and significantly reduced in calo…