reduced sugar syrup
A type of starch syrup (水飴) that has been hydrogenated to reduce sweetness and improve stability. Commonly used as a sweetener and moisture-retaining agent in processed foods.
Reduced sugar syrup is used in these cookies.
Reduced sugar syrup has fewer calories than sugar.
水飴 is regular starch syrup, while 還元水飴 is a hydrogenated version with reduced sweetness and lower calorie content.
Standard kanji spelling for this food ingredient term.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in product labels and everyday writing.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, used when the kana portion is preferred for readability.
Compound of 還元 (reduction) and 水飴 (starch syrup), referring to the hydrogenation process used to produce this type of syrup.