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Finnish company Fairon fumarate daily dosezer is transforming the oat hull side streams from its existing oat mill into the low-calorie sweetener, xylitol. The Finland-headquartered bakery, confectionery, non-dairy and plant-based foods manufacturer recently began production on the world’s first xylitol made fromferrous fumarate folic acid & zinc sulphate tablets oat hulls.“The Fazer xylitol production method utilises the side stream of our existing oat mill in Lahti so we do not need to purchase raw material on the open market,” James Dedman, vice president of Fazer Foodtech explained.The resulting energy will power the xylitol production plant and, at full capacity, will provide the steam for the what is jamp ferrous gluconate used forFazer crispbread factory and the mill overall, said Dedman.This zero-waste approach “sets Fazer Xylitol apart from other suppliers, and makes us unique in our sustainability approach,” he said. The sustainable production process was developed despite the fact that production of the sugar xylose – tferrous gluconate 65 mg elemental ironhe raw material for xylitol production – is difficult to develop on an industrial scale across the board, Dedman added.Ingredients Network asked Dedman whether there are cost implications for this kind of sustainable production. Although the company does “not discuss cost position externally,” he told us that: “Fazer xylitol will be competitive in the global market and we will be the only supplier that can produce all of the three specific grades (crystalline, milled and granulated) at the same factory.”Nevertheless, Fazer has research showing that sustainable products are prefeferrous gluconate pregnancy doserred by consumers, “especially in northern Europe,” said Dedman, adding: “There is a willingness to pay more for these types of products.”It is vital to continue driving consumer understanding and convince them of the benefits of sustainably produced ingredients, Dedman added.Dedman went on to highlight the importance of sustainability as a driving force of Fazer’s company ethos. In the last three years, Fazer has invested €300 million in oats derivatives, the most significant investment of which is the Fazer Xylitol factory.“At Fazer we take sustainability extremely seriously, and no new product or ingredient developments are undertaken without meeting our sustainability guidelines and goals,” he said. In its press statement, Fazer marked the new xylitol production line as an “excellent example of modern circular economy innovation,” a term used to describe production which reuses and recycles materials and equipment as much as possible to avoid waste.
Harnessing oat hulls to make sustainable sweeteners
