Lotus Glucose Powder (Dextrose)

Lotus Glucose Powder (Dextrose) is a dextrose sweetener for cooking, desserts and baking, available in 500g and 1kg packs. It suits cooks whose recipe calls for glucose powder or dextrose monohydrate rather than a liquid glucose syrup.

The 1kg pack contains a white crystalline sugar obtained from refined corn starch. Dextrose tastes less sweet than ordinary sugar. Keep the powder format and sweetness in mind when selecting a recipe; a liquid syrup adds water as well as sweetener and has a different recipe role.

Choose a recipe that specifies the powder form of glucose. A cake or dessert formula should guide the quantity and the way it is combined with the other ingredients. Dextrose powder, table sugar, fructose and liquid glucose syrup are not identical recipe choices, even when all are used as sweeteners. Keep the powder format and level of sweetness in mind when comparing them. The powder form is useful when a recipe specifies a dry sweetener rather than a syrup. Measure the quantity needed for the batch and keep the selected pack identified so its ingredient and sulphite wording remain easy to find.

Choose 500g for smaller recipe quantities or 1kg when dextrose is used regularly in your baking. Both ingredient statements identify dextrose monohydrate. Both sizes may contain sulphites. A recipe that calls for glucose powder should guide the measured amount and mixing order. Keep dextrose clearly identified beside the other dessert ingredients so it remains distinct from syrup and ordinary table sugar.

Keep the glucose powder in a cool, dry place, with the pack closed between uses. Use a clean, dry measure when taking the amount for a recipe, and keep dry ingredients separate from prepared food. Both sizes may contain sulphites.