SHANGHAI HI SILICON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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D-Psicose Customization Case with Fructose Residue ≤0.2% and Custom Particle Size of 20–40 Mesh

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    HiSiaddi is an innovative foreign trade service provider driven by both technology transformation and export business. It has established a "1+2+3+4=1" service system and can supply D-psicose sourced from multiple well-known original manufacturers. As a foreign trade enterprise with independent R&D capabilities, HiSiaddi has collaborated with factories on technology conversion and accurately captured market demands, repeatedly resolving customized D-psicose product requirements for clients. Below is a case of HiSiaddi delivering customized D-psicose products.

    Please contact HiSiaddi customer service if you need more customized services.

    HiSiaddi Foreign Trade Customization Delivery Case: Exclusive D-Psicose Customization Project for a Premium Health Food Brand on the U.S. West Coast

    I. Client Basic Information & Customization Requirements

    The buyer, SunPure Nutrition based in California, USA, is a mid-to-high-end functional food brand in North America. Its products are sold at premium organic supermarkets across the U.S. including Whole Foods, premium natural product lines of pharmacy chain CVS, and private wellness institutions. It focuses on three premium product lines: low-GI sugar-controlled soft candies, low-temperature baked meal replacement cookies, and sugar-free herbal oral liquids. Its raw materials comply with U.S. FDA GRAS, California Organic CO, AFLA mycotoxin, and USP food-grade standards. The brand plans to purchase a total of 115 tons of customized D-psicose in batches throughout the year and rejects standard generic domestic products available on the market. It put forward three differentiated mandatory customization requirements, yet failed to achieve full customization after independently contacting three domestic sugar manufacturers, so it entrusted HiSiaddi with the full delivery of exclusive formula and process customization. The three special customized indicators proposed by the client are as follows:

    1. Crystalline D-psicose dedicated for baking: Uniform single crystals with particle size of 20–40 mesh, low hygroscopicity (moisture ≤0.18%), no caking and uniform Maillard browning at 175°C high-temperature baking, compatible with low-temperature cookie production lines. Conventional generic D-psicose powder on the market has irregular fineness and tends to absorb moisture and collapse under high heat, failing to match baking processes.

    2. 70% liquid D-psicose syrup for oral liquids: No dextrin, fructose residue ≤0.2%, no delamination or precipitation after 12 months of storage at room temperature, cold-soluble, suitable for blending plant oral liquids. Generic liquid versions feature excessive fructose residue and turn turbid after long-term storage.

    3. Modified compound D-psicose for soft candies: Compound with trace natural prebiotics without artificial additives, improving gel texture of soft candies and inhibiting sugar recrystallization, exclusively for its flagship sugar-controlled soft candy product.

    II. Pain Points Encountered During Client’s Independent Procurement

    The client previously contacted three D-psicose manufacturers in Shandong and Henan directly, yet these factories only mass-produced standardized generic products:

    1. Most manufacturers only produce regular 98.5% crystalline powder and general liquid syrup, lacking production lines for customized crystal particle size control and low-temperature modified compounding. They were unwilling to reconstruct equipment or adjust enzymatic conversion processes separately.

    2. Factories could only produce per their fixed proprietary processes, unable to reduce fructose residue or precisely control crystal particle size. Quotations for small-batch sample customization were extremely high, with minimum order quantities starting at 20 tons per specification.

    3. Some manufacturers only produced solid or liquid products separately, making it impossible to deliver three differentiated customized specifications simultaneously. The client had to split purchases across multiple suppliers, drastically increasing quality control and customs declaration management costs and delaying new product launch by 2 months.

    III. Full-Set Customization Solutions Implemented Step-by-Step by HiSiaddi

    Leveraging cooperative resources with leading domestic functional sugar manufacturers (Baolingbao, Bailong Chuangyuan, Zhongda Hengyuan, etc.), HiSiaddi completed customization in four phases: process fine-tuning, small-batch trial production, pilot mass production, and compliance support.

    1. Customization & Modification of Baking-Grade Single Crystal D-Psicose

    We coordinated the factory to adjust temperature gradient for crystallization and mother liquor fractional filtration processes, optimized enzymatic conversion procedures to raise D-psicose conversion rate, strictly controlled heating and cooling rates during crystallization, and deployed screening equipment for 20–40 mesh separation. After three consecutive rounds of sample testing, the finished product achieved moisture content of 0.16% with qualified particle size, showing no caking and consistent caramel color after 35 minutes of baking at 180°C, meeting mass production standards of the client’s baking line.

    2. Customization of Liquid Syrup for Oral Liquids

    Multi-stage chromatographic separation and purification technology was adopted to remove excess by-product fructose, stabilizing fructose residue within 0.17%. Sterile low-temperature concentration was applied to prepare 70% solid content syrup without preservatives or solubilizing aids. Accelerated stability testing showed no precipitation or delamination after 120 days of room-temperature storage, and the product passed full physical and chemical testing by a U.S. third-party SGS laboratory.

    3. Customization of Modified Compound D-Psicose for Soft Candies

    Complying with the client’s clean label requirements, physical low-temperature pre-mixing technology was adopted, with only natural inulin prebiotics compounded without chemical additives throughout the process. Powder fluidity was optimized, enabling intact forming of soft candies in client small trials with no sugar recrystallization or water seepage after 60 days of storage, perfectly matching the client’s soft candy pouring production line.

    4. Flexible Minimum Order Quantity Splitting to Match Client Batch Stocking

    The standard minimum order quantity for manufacturers stands at ≥20 tons per specification. HiSiaddi coordinated flexible production scheduling at factories to split small trial orders: 3 tons of baking-grade crystals, 2.2 tons of liquid syrup, and 1.8 tons of modified compound powder. After trial production passed inspection, the full-year 115-ton order was delivered in 10 separate batches.

    5. Customized Packaging & Export Compliance Documentation Support

    Food-grade PE inner lining + kraft paper composite packaging was customized per U.S. local warehousing requirements, available in two specifications: 25kg per drum and 10kg small packages. We simultaneously issued FDA GRAS filing documents, English COAs, full microbial test reports, and allergen statements to support U.S. import customs clearance and product label filing.

    IV. Sample Acceptance & Mass Production Cooperation Launch

    All three batches of samples passed full physical and chemical testing at the client’s U.S. laboratory. New products made with trial raw materials were successfully launched in premium supermarkets nationwide. After fulfillment of the initial 7-ton trial order, the client finalized a full-year framework procurement agreement for 115 tons with quarterly batch shipments. Driven by customized raw materials, the brand’s three sugar-free new products achieved a 41% year-on-year sales growth within half a year. The client subsequently referred a peer mid-to-high-end dietary supplement brand in Canada to place customized orders with us.

    V. Project Summary

    Most domestic D-psicose manufacturers focus on mass production of generic standard products with fixed equipment, enzyme preparations, and crystallization production lines, lacking willingness to conduct flexible customized modifications. Mid-to-high-end overseas food brands require differentiated customized raw materials tailored to their proprietary formulas and terminal production processes, resulting in a mismatch between supply production processes and market demand. HiSiaddi connects flexible technical transformation resources at the production end and accurately decomposes customized indicators, delivering exclusive customization covering the full chain of technology, formula, packaging, and compliance. We help premium brands avoid adaptability defects caused by generic raw materials and enable smooth mass production and launch of new products.

    Please contact HiSiaddi customer service if you need more customized services.


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