Resistant Dextrin

Core Functional Properties

● Extremely Low Calorie Supply

Most molecular structures of resistant dextrin cannot be decomposed and absorbed by amylase in the human small intestine, and only generates energy via fermentation by intestinal microorganisms in the large intestine, with a calorific value of approximately 1.2 kcal/g, far lower than sucrose (4 kcal/g). It serves as the preferred lightweight bulking dietary fiber ingredient for low-calorie weight loss and energy-controlled formulations.

● High Water Solubility & Superior Processing Tolerance

Fully dissolvable in cold water to form a crystal-clear, low-viscosity non-sticky aqueous solution. Its molecular structure remains stable under harsh working conditions such as highly acidic juice systems, high-temperature baking for bakery goods, high-pressure sterilization for meat products and high-shear extrusion puffing, without crystallization, precipitation, stratification or turbidity, compatible with nearly all deep food processing technologies.

● Ultra-Low Glycemic Index, Insulin-Friendly Carbohydrate

With minimal digestion and absorption rate in the small intestine, it will not trigger rapid blood glucose spikes after ingestion. The extremely low GI value imposes no extra metabolic burden on pancreatic insulin secretion, suitable for daily addition by diabetics, individuals with impaired glucose tolerance and populations pursuing long-term sugar control and weight loss.

● Mild Prebiotic Effect to Balance Intestinal Microecology

Undigested fractions reach the colon intact and act as slow-release carbon sources to selectively boost the proliferation of beneficial intestinal flora such as Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli, inhibit colonization of harmful bacteria including Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens, and gently rebuild balanced intestinal flora.

● Excellent Water Retention & Anti-Staling Property to Extend Food Shelf Life

Possesses strong water molecule binding capacity. When incorporated into bread, cakes and cereal products, it binds free water to effectively retard starch retrogradation and staling, preserving the soft texture of baked goods. It improves water holding capacity in meat products and sauces to elevate cooking yield rates.

● Non-Cariogenic, Oral-Safe Ingredient

Salivary amylase in the oral cavity hardly breaks down resistant dextrin, and oral pathogenic bacteria cannot ferment it to produce organic acids that erode tooth enamel. Its application in sugar-free candies, chewing gums and compressed tablets effectively reduces caries incidence.

Physiological Regulatory Functions

As a highly stable starch-sourced water-soluble dietary fiber, resistant dextrin delivers systematic physiological conditioning effects for groups suffering from intestinal dysfunction, elevated postprandial blood glucose, metabolic sub-health and age-related metabolic decline in the elderly:

● Bidirectional Intestinal Care to Alleviate Constipation and Intestinal Sensitivity

It absorbs water and expands in the large intestine to increase stool volume and accelerate colonic peristalsis for relief of slow-transit constipation. Short-chain fatty acids generated from flora fermentation lower local colonic acidity, mitigate mild intestinal inflammation, relieve diarrhea induced by irritable bowel syndrome and flora disturbance, and rebuild regular intestinal peristalsis rhythm.

● Satiety Regulation to Assist Weight Management

It hydrates and forms colloidal substances in the stomach to delay gastric emptying and deliver long-lasting satiety, spontaneously cutting calorie intake from main meals and snacks. It physically encapsulates partial dietary fat in the intestinal tract to reduce excessive lipid absorption and support body weight and fat mass management.

● Stabilize Postprandial Blood Glucose and Assist Lipid Metabolism Modulation

It slows the absorption rate of free dietary glucose in the small intestine to flatten postprandial blood glucose peaks. It binds bile acids in the gut for excretion via feces, accelerates hepatic cholesterol catabolism, and helps reduce serum triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) levels.

● Improved Intestinal Absorption Rate of Minerals

Short-chain fatty acids metabolized by beneficial bacteria acidify the colonic microenvironment, promote dissociation of mineral ions including calcium, iron, zinc and magnesium, enhance their transintestinal absorption efficiency, and assist in ameliorating senile osteoporosis and iron-deficiency anemia in women.

● Repair Intestinal Mucosal Barrier to Indirectly Boost Systemic Immunity

Short-chain fatty acids such as butyrate fuel colonic epithelial cells, repair damaged intestinal villi, close gaps between intestinal epithelial cells and alleviate leaky gut syndrome. An intact and healthy intestinal mucosal barrier activates gut-associated lymphoid tissues, elevates the body’s overall basal immune resistance and reduces the frequency of recurrent allergies and chronic inflammation.

Product Applications

● Food & Beverage Industry

➢ Dairy Products

• Yogurt & fermented lactic acid drinks: Slightly thickens and stabilizes the system, improves drink smoothness, acts as a slow-release prebiotic substrate to extend probiotic survival period and reduce whey separation and stratification

• Adult milk powder, high-fiber formula powder for seniors, sugar-free goat milk powder: Reinforces dietary fiber nutrition claims; excellent cold water dispersibility without agglomeration or wall sticking when blended with milk matrices

• Low-temperature puddings, cheese and fermented desserts: Stabilizes colloidal structure, inhibits miscellaneous bacteria growth under cold chain storage and prolongs low-temperature shelf life

➢ Baked Foods

• Bread, cakes, shortbread and cookies: Replaces partial white granulated sugar and oil to lower total formula calories, locks moisture for anti-staling performance, prevents hardening and crumbling of pastries, and optimizes dough ductility and baking shaping effect

• Meal replacement energy bars, grain crisps and whole-grain baked meal replacements: Boosts dietary fiber content, strengthens long-lasting satiety and highlights low-sugar and low-fat health selling points

➢ Various Beverages

• Dietary fiber solid drinks & oral liquids: Clearly labels the added dosage of dietary fiber to develop functional beverages for gut cleansing and digestion promotion

• Soy milk, nut milk and plant-based protein drinks: Reduces heavy greasy texture of protein beverages, masks beany and herbal bitter off-notes and improves drinking palatability

• Fruit juices, fruit vinegar, herbal tea and sugar-free sparkling water: Low viscosity preserves the original refreshing taste of beverages, stabilizes the system to avoid precipitation under acidic storage conditions

➢ Candies, Chocolates & Compressed Tablets

• Sugar-free hard candies, gummy candies and throat lozenges: Optimizes taste when compounded with erythritol, steviol glycosides and other sweeteners and reduces caries risk

• Dietary fiber chewable tablets & meal replacement compressed candies: Serves as the core functional carrier with superior tableting formability, moderate hardness and low breakage rate

• Chocolate products: Replaces partial fats to cut calories, enhances high-temperature resistance and alleviates blooming and whitening of chocolates in summer

➢ Sauces & Condiments

• Salad dressing, mayonnaise, hot pot dipping sauces and compound thick soups: Simulates the rich mouthfeel of oil, reduces vegetable oil dosage, functions as thickener and emulsifier and prevents oil-water separation

• Tomato ketchup, fruit jam and fruit puree: Enhances stability of solid contents and delays water separation, stratification and deterioration

➢ Meat Products

• Low-temperature ham, sausages, luncheon meat and prepared meat dishes: Acts as a humectant to raise cooking yield, improves dry and tough texture of low-fat meat products and optimizes slicing integrity

• Quick-frozen meatballs and surimi products: Strengthens filling cohesiveness and cuts high-temperature cooking loss rate

● Health Foods & Dietary Supplements

• Pure dietary fiber powder, bottled tablets and plant capsules: Standalone high-fiber resistant dextrin supplements focusing on mild laxation and daily intestinal maintenance

• Compound probiotic capsules / oral liquids: Slow-release prebiotic carrier that greatly improves intestinal colonization rate and survival duration of multi-strain probiotics, a popular compound raw material for gastrointestinal conditioning products

• Weight management formulas, auxiliary regulators for three highs and multi-nutrient tablets for the elderly: Synergistically promotes mineral absorption to address dual demands of intestinal health and systemic metabolic regulation

•  Functional dietary products for internal detoxification and intestinal barrier repair

● Pet Food

• Complete dog & cat staple diets, senior veterinary prescription pet foods: Optimizes pet intestinal flora structure, reduces soft stool, stress-induced diarrhea and fecal odor, improves feed digestibility and lowers the incidence of chronic gastroenteritis

• Weaning milk replacer for young pets and pet gastrointestinal conditioning treats: Sustains long-term digestive tract homeostasis of companion animals

• Ornamental fish and aquafeed: Improves intestinal digestion capacity of aquatic organisms and reduces ammonia nitrogen pollution from excrements in water bodies

● Cosmetics & Personal Care

• Moisturizing lotions & creams: Natural polysaccharide humectant that captures ambient water molecules to boost skin hydration and adjusts the lightweight texture of cream bases

• Shampoos & hair conditioners: Fine-tunes viscosity of washing & care systems and enhances hair smoothness and combability

• Toothpaste & oral mouthwash: Works as a mild thickener and stabilizer to optimize the texture of oral care formulations

● Pharmaceutical Field

• Oral pharmaceutical excipients: Filler and binder for tablets and granules with inert and stable physicochemical properties, causing no adverse interactions with active pharmaceutical ingredients

• Enteral nutrition suspensions for special medical purposes: Supplements soluble dietary fiber to safeguard normal intestinal physiological functions of bedridden, post-operative and feeding-impaired patients

• Sustained-release matrix formulations: Assists in regulating the uniform release rate of active pharmaceutical ingredients

● Feed Industry

• Starter and nursery feeds for piglets, chicks and calves: Regulates intestinal flora of young livestock and poultry, relieves weaning stress diarrhea, promotes small intestinal villus development and supports the implementation of antibiotic reduction and replacement policies in breeding industry

• Compound feeds for laying and meat poultry: Reduces ammonia emission from livestock manure, improves air quality in breeding houses and elevates egg and meat quality

• Compound feeds for fish, shrimp and crabs: Enhances water resistance of feed pellets and lowers the risk of water pollution caused by residual feed disintegration