Polydextrose is a synthetic polymer of glucose.[1] It is a food ingredient classified as soluble fiber by the US FDA as well as Health Canada, as of April 2013[update]. It is frequently used to increase the dietary fiber content of food, to replace sugar, and to reduce calories and fat content. It is a multi-purpose food ingredient synthesized from dextrose (glucose), plus about 10 percent sorbitol and 1 percent citric acid. Its E number is E1200. The FDA approved it in 1981.
It is one-tenth as sweet as sugar.[2]