Sucralose is a high-intensity sweetener widely used in the food and beverage field.

Sucralose, also known as sucralose, is a high-intensity sweetener. Sucralose mainly appears as an odorless white to nearly white crystalline powder under normal conditions. It is currently the only product on the functional sweetener market that uses sucrose as raw material. The sweetness of sucralose can reach 400 to 800 times that of sucrose. It has the advantages of high sweetness, zero energy, non-hygroscopicity and stable properties. It is widely used in food, beverages, medicine and other fields. There are currently a variety of sucralose products on the market, such as sucralose powder, sucralose granules, etc.

Sucralose is a product obtained after deep processing of sucrose, and the main raw material of sucrose is sugar cane. my country is a major sugarcane growing country, and its main producing areas include Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan and other places. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, my country’s sugarcane output will reach 103.38 million tons in 2022. The stable development of the sugarcane planting industry provides sufficient raw material guarantee for the production of sucralose.

In 1976, sucralose was jointly developed by the British company Tate & Lyle and the University of London, and applied for a patent as a new sweetener. It entered the market in 1988, was allowed to be used as a food additive in my country in 1997, and was approved by the United States in 1998. FDA certified. At present, sucralose is widely used in beverages, baked goods, preserves, jams, ice cream and other products, with broad market prospects.

According to the “2023-2028 China Sucralose Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, Sucralose has zero caloric value and will not be decomposed and absorbed by the human body, nor does it participate in human metabolic activities. Eating sucralose will not change the blood sugar concentration. At the same time, sucralose cannot be decomposed by dental caries bacteria and has the ability to inhibit the growth of oral bacteria. efficacy, therefore sucralose has become a good sugar substitute for diabetics and dental caries patients.

The main production processes of sucralose include monoester method, enzyme-chemical method and group migration method. Among them, monoester method and enzyme-chemical method involve reactions that are difficult to control, are easy to be mixed with impurities, and produce products with low purity, which require Additional steps for separation result in higher production costs. At the same time, the reaction temperature of the monoester method is higher, which may cause the decomposition of sucrose and make it easier to generate impurities. The chemical reaction of the group migration method is relatively stable, the product purity is high, and the yield can reach 36%. It is currently the most ideal method for preparing sucralose.

In recent years, with the improvement of living standards and residents’ increasing attention to healthy diet, the market demand for natural and healthy sweetener products is increasing. Sucralose, which uses sugar cane as raw material and has zero calories, is favored by the market. Market demand is strong.

At present, there are a large number of sucralose production companies in my country, with scattered layout and low market concentration. They mainly include Shandong Fengtai Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Best Food Additive Co., Ltd., Xi’an Huibang Bioengineering Co., Ltd., etc. Industry analysts said that my country’s sucralose products are highly homogeneous, with many manufacturing companies and competition in the sucralose market fierce. Sucralose companies should increase research and development, develop differentiated sucralose products, and open up new markets.