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Who Manufactures Sorbitol in India?

This market is expanding steadily with the contribution of several factors including health-conscious consumer behaviour and rising demand for low-calorie sweeteners in diet and diabetic products. Throughout the time, manufacturers increasingly use sorbitol in oral-care items and functional foods, the swelling diabetic population and demand for sugar alternatives continue to fuel growth.

The pharmaceutical sector mostly relies on sorbitol as an inactive ingredient. Due to sorbitol’s widespread use as a humectant and texturizer in beauty and personal-care formulations, adds momentum to the market. A raise in corn-based feedstock availability is further enhancing domestic production capacity and lowering costs while R&D into diversified raw materials. Besides, the improvements in extraction technology is happening , and expanding the distribution networks via modern retail and e-commerce channels round out the main trends.

List of The Manufactures of Sorbitol in India

1. Gulshan Polyols Ltd.

Gulshan Polyols Ltd. is India’s largest manufacturer of sorbitol (D-glucitol), operating an integrated corn → starch → dextrose → sorbitol facility since 1997. With a capacity of ~72,000 MTPA, the plant at Jhagadia, Gujarat is ISO, HACCP, OU‑Kosher, HALAL & FSSAI certified and meets IP, BP, USP quality standards. It supplies sorbitol 70% solution to over 45 countries across Asia, Africa, and Australia and caters to pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, paper, and industrial sectors such as toothpaste, syrups, confectionery, polyols, and resins. The facility also includes a captive power plant, advanced QC/QA labs and microbiology support for consistent product quality.

2. Varun Industries

Varun Industries acts as a bulk supplier and trader of sorbitol in various forms (liquid and powder). It caters to manufacturers in the food, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical sectors across India. Public sources do not specify its establishment year or production capacity.

3. Akshar Chemicals

Akshar Chemicals distributes industrial-grade sorbitol solution (~70%), supplying to food, cosmetic, and pharma industries. It primarily functions as a trading house with no public data on manufacturing capacity or founding year.

4. Kaveri BioTechnology

Kaveri BioTechnology distributes food-grade and pharmaceutical-grade sorbitol, often under branding like “Sukhjit” with up to 99% purity. It caters mainly to nutraceutical, food, and pharmaceutical customers. No publicly available data on company establishment year or manufacturing capacity.

5. Kasyap Sweetners Limited

Kasyap Sweetners Limited is a leading Indian corn refiner and sorbitol producer. Established in 1986, it manufactures sorbitol (especially 70% food‑grade solution), liquid glucose, dextrose, starch, and high‑maltose syrup. Their products serve toothpaste, pharmaceutical, confectionery, and cosmetic industries and are exported to over 40 countries.

6. Sayaji Industries Limited – Maize Products Division

Sayaji Industries Ltd., founded in 1941, operates its Maize Products division in Ahmedabad, which manufactures sorbitol, maize starch, liquid glucose, dextrose (monohydrate/an-hydrate), and derivatives. It was among the first in India to offer sorbitol at commercial scale (2000 TPA in 1973). The division has evolved into one of India’s largest corn-wet milling and sorbitol producers, distributing across pharmaceutical, food, confectionery, and paper sectors.

Here are four additional Indian companies active in sorbitol production or export, each shown in a separate table (Mondelez-style), including establishment year where available and full descriptions:

7. Gayatri Bio‑organics Ltd.

Gayatri Bio‑organics is listed among India’s key sorbitol exporters, supplying to food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. It holds a significant share in the Indian sorbitol export market alongside Gulshan and Kasyap.

8. Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals Ltd.

Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals is a major starch manufacturer expanding into corn derivatives, including sorbitol. It grew capacity in 2023 and is actively promoting its offerings to global markets, enhancing its footprint in the sorbitol segment.

9. Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd.

Gujarat Ambuja sorbitol (“brand Gujarat Ambuja”) is widely distributed via traders such as Akshar Chemicals, who list sorbitol solution 70% under that brand. It ranks third in India's sorbitol export export share (~17%) behind Kasyap and Gulshan.10. Meru Chem Pvt. Ltd.

10. Meru Chem Pvt. Ltd.

Meru Chem is listed among suppliers of starch derivatives and sorbitol (including IP/BP/USP grades), serving pharmaceutical and nutraceutical clients in India and abroad. It appears in major supplier directories though detailed company history isn't public.

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