Dextrose

Supplier of Dextrose to Food & Drink and Animal Nutrition Manufacturers

Dextrose is a simple, fast-acting carbohydrate widely used across food, beverage, and nutrition applications. Known for its clean sweetness, high solubility, and functional performance, dextrose plays a critical role in flavour development, fermentation, energy delivery, and texture control. Its predictable behaviour makes it a staple ingredient in both traditional and functional formulations. Available in conventional or organic quality.

Category

Sweeteners

Sectors

Animal Nutrition

Food And Drink

Personal Care

Pharmaceutical

Availability

UK Stock

This is an ingredient we currently keep in stock at one of our warehouses, or have the ability to do so. Contact us to discuss in more detail.

Direct Delivery

This is an ingredient we can directly deliver from our supplier to you for commercial reasons, or is necessary due to special product requirements.

Packaging

Varies on Ingredient Type

MOQ

Varies on Ingredient Type

A woman with plaited hair and workout gloves drinks dextrose-infused water from a sports bottle, a towel draped around her neck as she takes a break during exercise in a gym setting.

What Is Dextrose?

Dextrose is the common name for D-glucose, a naturally occurring monosaccharide and one of the most fundamental sugars used in food manufacturing. It is typically produced through the hydrolysis of starch, most commonly from corn, and is available in crystalline or powdered forms. Chemically identical to glucose found in the body, dextrose is readily absorbed and metabolised, making it an efficient source of energy.

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Why Choose Our Dextrose

Our dextrose is sourced from trusted European producers and manufactured to deliver consistent quality, purity, and performance. With excellent solubility, neutral flavour, and reliable sweetness, it integrates seamlessly into a wide range of formulations. Suitable for clean label applications and supported by dependable supply and technical expertise, our dextrose helps manufacturers achieve precision, consistency, and scalability.

An assortment of colourful gummy sweets and confectionery, including gummy bears, hearts, jelly beans, sour sweets with dextrose, liquorice, and fruit-shaped gummies, all mixed together in a vibrant, close-up view.

Applications of Dextrose

Dextrose is highly versatile and used across multiple categories, including:

  • Bakery & Confectionery – Supports browning, sweetness, and texture development through Maillard reactions.

  • Beverages – Provides rapid sweetness and energy, with excellent solubility in cold and hot systems.

  • Sports & Clinical Nutrition – Acts as a fast-release carbohydrate for energy replenishment.

  • Fermented Products – Serves as a fermentable sugar for yeast and bacterial cultures.

  • Processed Foods & Sauces – Enhances flavour balance and contributes to mouthfeel.

Cooked steak with rosemary sprig.

Properties of Dextrose

Dextrose offers several key functional properties:

  • Mild, clean sweetness (less sweet than sucrose)

  • High solubility and rapid dissolution

  • Strong reducing sugar activity (supports browning reactions)

  • Fast energy release due to rapid absorption

  • Contributes to bulk and solids without excessive sweetness

These properties make dextrose especially valuable where functional performance is required alongside controlled sweetness.

Nutritional Information (Typical, per 100g)

  • Energy: ~400 kcal

  • Carbohydrates: 100 g

  • Sugars: 100 g

  • Fat: 0 g

  • Protein: 0 g

  • Fibre: 0 g

  • Salt: 0 g

Dextrose provides pure carbohydrate energy with no fat or protein contribution.