Sweetener formulationtailored for thefood industry
We design, test, and manufacture the exact sweetener your product needs: the same sweetness and texture you expect, at a cost that fits your budget. For food, pastries, cakes, chocolate, jam, and alcoholic beverages.
Own factory in Perafort (Tarragona)R&D Laboratory to validate each mixturePrivate label and industrial formats
What is custom sweetener formulation and why does your product need it?
Removing sugar from a recipe isn't simply about replacing one ingredient with another. Sugar sweetens, but it also adds volume, retains water, browns, preserves, and builds texture. A generic sweetener only solves the sweetness problem; a custom formula solves everything else.
At Edulcodiet, we combine high-intensity sweeteners, such as stevia or sucralose, with bulking agents, such as erythritol or xylitol, in the ratio required for your product. The result is a blend that performs on your production line as your team expects, with a clean flavor profile and a label that allows for claims like "no added sugars" when the product actually meets those requirements.
Sweetness equivalent to sugar, without metallic or bitter aftertaste.
Volume, humidity and texture adjusted to each process.
Cost per kilo defined from the first meeting.
Formula developed taking into account European regulations on additives and labeling.
Defining the formula with the client
How we develop your industrial sweetener, from idea to production
A three-phase process, with a single point of contact, to take you from a recipe with sugar to a market-ready product without improvising.
1
We define your custom sweetener
We meet with you to learn about the product, the market, the desired sweetness level, positioning, and target cost. With this information, we establish the foundation of a formula tailored to your brand, your distribution channel, and your end consumer.
2
We tested and adjusted the formula in the laboratory.
Our R&D team prepares and validates various formulations until we find the perfect balance between flavor, sweetness, technical performance, and cost. No blend goes into production without prior testing.
3
We manufacture your formula on an industrial scale.
With the approved formula, we produce in our facilities following the parameters defined for your project. We manufacture for industry, distribution, retail, and private label brands.
Sweetener formulation for each application
Each food presents a different challenge. Choose your sector and discover what we solve with our formula.
Formulation of sweeteners for food
From sauces and dairy products to cereals, snacks, and powdered mixes, the formulation of food sweeteners begins with the product's matrix: its moisture content, pH, the heat treatment it undergoes, and its required shelf life. With this information, we select the combination that sweetens without altering the rest of the recipe.
Heat and acid stable mixtures.
Fast or prolonged sweetness profiles depending on the product.
Options to reformulate and reduce sugar without changing the process.
Formulation of sweeteners for pastries
In pastry making, sugar provides structure: it adds volume to the dough, retains moisture, fuels fermentation, and gives it its characteristic golden color. Our sweetener formulation for pastry replaces this function with bulking agents and adjusts the sweetness with intense sweeteners, so that muffins, croissants, or sponge cakes maintain their tender crumb.
Volume and weight equivalent to sugar.
Humidity control to extend lifespan.
Adjustments to recover color during baking.
Formulation of sweeteners for confectionery
Creams, fillings, meringues, cookies, or icings: every industrial pastry preparation depends on how sugar crystallizes, dissolves, or is whipped. Sweeteners formulated for baking aim to achieve the exact texture of your desired product, with a clean mouthfeel and no aftertaste.
Granulometries adapted to creams, coatings or doughs.
Balance between sweetness, creaminess and stability.
Solutions for industrial workshops and HORECA.
Sweetener formulation for chocolate
Sugar-free chocolate requires a powdered sweetener with very low moisture content that performs well during refining and conching. In our chocolate sweetener formulation, we combine polyols and intense sweeteners to respect the cocoa profile and counteract the cooling sensation that erythritol can provide.
Low moisture mixes for chocolate, cocoa creams and coatings.
Well-rounded flavor, without cold or bitter notes.
Pay attention to labeling when using polyols.
Sweetener formulation for jam
In traditional jam, sugar acts as a gelling agent and preserves the fruit. When sugar is reduced, the sweetener formulation for jam is designed in conjunction with the gelling system, pH, and processing method to ensure the jam sets, retains the fruit's color, and maintains its stability.
Blends designed to work with low methoxyl pectins.
Body and shine without the artificial taste of other alternatives.
Review of the sales designation according to the final sugar content.
Sweetener formulation for alcoholic beverages
Liqueurs, cream liqueurs, ready-to-drink cocktails, and ciders require a soluble sweetener that is stable in acidic and alcoholic environments and leaves no aftertaste. The formulation of sweeteners for alcoholic beverages also takes into account which sweeteners are authorized for each beverage category and in each target market.
Liquid or powder mixtures that dissolve easily.
A sweetness that complements the alcohol without masking the aroma.
Regulatory review by category before proposing the formula.
A good mix takes advantage of the best of each ingredient and compensates for its limitations. These are the bases we use most often and the role they play.
Function of each sweetener within a custom formulation
Sweetener
What does it contribute?
Where it fits
Erythritol
Volume and body with a mild sweetness and good digestive tolerance.
Pastries, chocolate, cakes, table mixes.
Stevia
Intense sweetness of plant origin in very small doses.
Beverages, dairy products, jams, combined with freight agents.
Sucralose
Intense and clean sweetness, stable to heat and acidity.
Beverages, baked goods, sauces and acidic products.
Xylitol
Sugar-like sweetness with a cool sensation.
Confectionery, fillings and specific applications.
Monk fruit
Fruity sweetness for natural profiles.
According to the regulations of the destination market.
Industrial formats for your production line
We supply your sweetener in the format that best suits your plant's volume and logistics.
25 kg box
For workshops, medium productions and launches of new references.
500 kg big bag
For high-volume lines that require continuity of supply.
Private label
We manufacture your formula with your brand, ready for distribution and retail.
Why choose Edulcodiet as your formulator and manufacturer?
We are a Spanish family business that was founded to create naturally flavored sugar alternatives. Today, we formulate and manufacture products at our plant in Perafort for customers in Spain, Europe, and the Americas.
Laboratory and factory under the same roof
The formula you approve is the one we produce, without intermediaries or loss of information between development and manufacturing.
A taste experience
Our DulciLight brand compels us to take care of the flavor in detail, and we apply that same criterion to every industrial formula.
Technical and commercial support
A team that understands both the recipe and the launch: labeling, positioning, and channel.
Quality control throughout the entire chain
We control the origin of the raw materials and every batch that leaves the plant.
Superior Taste Award 2022SIAL Innovation Award 2022Innovation Taste Anuga 2023
What manufacturers who already work with us say
Chocolate manufacturers, packers and distributors for herbalists and the hospitality industry who trust our sweetener formulation.
★★★★★
With the sweetener formulation for chocolate At Edulcodiet, we've launched sugar-free products that maintain the cocoa flavor and texture our customers expect. We especially value the technical team's responsiveness, customer service, and the consistency of each production batch.
NGNeogreen GlobalChocolate manufacturer
★★★★★
As packers of sugar and sweeteners, we needed a partner for the custom sweetener formulation that met our quality, consistency, and supply capacity requirements. Edulcodiet delivers stable blends tailored to our packaging formats, with personalized service for every order.
BEBarra EzquerraSugar and sweetener packaging machine
★★★★★
We distribute to herbalists and the hospitality industry, and Edulcodiet provides us with a formulation of sweeteners for food Designed for both channels: naturally flavored products for herbalist consumers and convenient formats for cafes and restaurants. We value their attention to detail, traceability, and flexibility.
FiFitoinnovaDistribution for herbalists and the hospitality industry
Frequently asked questions about sweetener formulation
Answers for manufacturers of pastries, cakes, chocolate, jams and alcoholic beverages who want to reduce or eliminate sugar.
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What is custom sweetener formulation?
It's the development of a sweetener blend designed for a specific product. High-intensity sweeteners, such as stevia or sucralose, are combined with bulking agents, such as erythritol or xylitol, to match the sweetness, volume, and technical performance of sugar in that recipe at a target cost. At Edulcodiet, we define it with you, validate it in the laboratory, and manufacture it on an industrial scale.
Which sweetener is best for sugar-free commercially baked goods?
There is no single ideal sweetener. In pastries, sugar provides volume, moisture, color, and preservation, so a base of polyols like erythritol is often used, combined with an intense sweetener to adjust the sweetness. Often, the lack of browning and water retention also need to be compensated for. That's why we formulate based on your recipe and test the mixture before production.
How can sugar be replaced in industrial baking without losing texture?
By replacing the solid portion of the sugar weight for weight with bulking agents and adjusting the sweetness with intense sweeteners. In creams, fillings, cakes, or cookies, crystallization, creaminess, and water activity change, so the proportion of each component is adjusted for each recipe and validated in the laboratory.
What sweetener is used for sugar-free chocolate?
Chocolate requires a powdered sweetener with very low moisture content and good conching properties. Polyols such as erythritol are often used, combined with stevia or other intense sweeteners. Erythritol can impart a cooling sensation, so the blend is balanced to respect the cocoa's flavor profile.
Is it possible to make sugar-free jam that will gel and keep?
Yes, but the recipe needs to be redesigned. Sugar plays a role in gelling and preservation, so reducing it requires adjusting the gelling system, for example with low-methoxyl pectins, as well as the pH and the process. The sweetener blend provides the sweetness and some of the body. The product name may change depending on the sugar content, something that should be reviewed before launch.
What sweetener should I use in alcoholic beverages and liquors?
In beverages, soluble sweeteners that are stable in acidic and alcoholic environments and have no aftertaste are sought after, such as sucralose or steviol glycosides, sometimes combined with others. The authorization for each sweetener varies depending on the beverage category, so we review the regulations applicable to the target market before proposing a formula.
In what formats is the industrial sweetener supplied?
Edulcodiet supplies its industrial sweeteners in 25 kg boxes and 500 kg big bags, ready for distribution, retail, private label and production lines.
Do you manufacture sweeteners for private label?
Yes. We develop and manufacture private label sweeteners at our facilities in Perafort (Tarragona), based on the formula approved with each client.
Do sweeteners containing polyols have a laxative effect?
Some polyols can cause allergic reactions if consumed in excess, and in the European Union, foods with more than 10% added polyols must indicate this on their labels. Erythritol is among the best-tolerated polyols. When formulating, we select the base ingredients taking into account the serving size and the labeling requirements of the final product.
How long does it take to develop a custom formula?
It depends on the complexity of the product and the number of adjustments required in the lab. After the first meeting, we'll give you a specific timeline outlining the definition, testing, and production phases.
Tell us about your product and we'll suggest a formula for you.
Please provide us with your project details: product type, approximate volume, and target cost. An Edulcodiet technician will review your case and contact you to schedule an initial meeting.
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