Delyte: Solution to Lower the Fat Content in Confectionery Products

Clean label ingredient specialist Ulrick & Short’s offers a wide range of Delyte fat reducers and replacers that are suitable as substitute ingredients for the majority of fats (including butter, oil and milk solids), while also enhancing the formulation with increased body and texture. 

Aside from the benefits of reduced fat and calories, these starches can be used achieve texture in their own right thanks to their innate stability.

Delyte ingredients are suitable for an extensive range of products, in particular ganache, fillings, sauces and icings for confectionery.The fat content in processed creams such as confectionery fillings can be reduced by up to a third.  

Director Adrian Short explained: “With all the publicity throughout Europe around the obesity crisis, confectionery has become an easy target and manufacturers are reacting accordingly. Some are creating new lines under a ‘thin’ or ‘better for you’ brand or theme but a number of market-leading sweet companies are still suffering from significantly reduced profit expectations – not surprising considering the all-consuming focus on both fat and sugar”.

The Association of Chocolate, Biscuits and Confectionery Industries of Europe (CAOBISCO) has released a paper intended to help consumers control their calorie intake, primarily through addressing portion control.