Erythritol exists naturally in a wide variety of foods and has been in our diets for millennia; it can be found in mushrooms, watermelons, pears and grapes as well as fermented foods such as cheese, wine,sake and soy sauce. In addition, Erythritol is present in the tissues and body fluids of both humans and animals.

For the food industry, Erythritol is manufactured by an entirely traditional biotechnological fermentation process from fungi. It is purified into a white crystalline powder with a clean taste about 70% the sweetness of sugar. Erythritol's nutritional benefits include: