Sorbitol alternatives?

[Cooking4Fun]

In general have heard good things about sorbitol in small quantities, but are there more healthy ingredients that maintain moisture in foods such as gummy snacks? A more gummy texture?

 

[Chief Longwind Of The North]

corn syrup, glucose, honey, agave syrup, maple syrup (dark), sugar free gelatin (like Jell-O, sugar free Kool-Aid with unflavored gelatin).


That's a start.

Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

 

[GotGarlic]

Sugar is sugar. Unless you use one of the sugar-free alternatives, none of them is significantly more healthy than another.

 

[Cooking4Fun]

Technical sorbitol is a sugar alcohol. My recipe already has corn syrup and flavorless gelatin. Maybe the gelatin makes it too stiff and I can reduce from 6 packs to 4? Does honey have similar chemical effect of gummy texture? Maintains moisture? I am not as keen on maple syrup since I assume it would darken the gummy which I dye with food coloring.

 

[GotGarlic]

I've never made gummy candies, so I have no idea how different sugars would affect the texture.

 

[Vinylhanger]

I avoid sorbitol. It does unkind things to my system.

 

[Cooking4Fun]

I avoid sorbitol. It does unkind things to my system.

Like digestive pain due to it being indigestible, or something else? It can be used for constipation as I understand it.

 

[Chief Longwind Of The North]

Erythritol has the least effect inn the digestive tract. Here's a site that explais it - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/erythritol#TOC_TITLE_HDR_3

Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North