Tate & Lyle granola bars
Polydextrose provides body and texture in products with reduced calories and reduced sugar.
 

SHANGHAI — Tate & Lyle, P.L.C. has completed a capacity expansion and process upgrades at its Sta-Lite polydextrose facility in Nantong, China. Capacity there now is three times more than when London-based Tate & Lyle acquired the facility in 2014.

Polydextrose provides body and texture in products with reduced calories and reduced sugar. Potential applications include bars, cereal, drinking yogurts, fermented beverages, biscuits and pastries.

Harry Boot, Tate & Lyle
Harry Boot, general manager Asia Pacific, specialty food ingredients at Tate & Lyle
“We continue to see strong demand for our soluble fibers used in food and beverages globally to deliver solutions for sugar reduction and fiber enrichment,” said Harry Boot, general manager Asia Pacific, specialty food ingredients at Tate & Lyle. “The three-fold capacity increase at our polydextrose facility in China will help us meet this growing demand, and provide a high-quality product to customers in Asia Pacific and other regions of the world.”