Erythiritol is used in food manufacturing such as baking and roasting foods, cakes, dairy produce, chocolate, all kinds candies, dessert, gum, soft drink, ice-cream etc. which keeps foods good in color, sweet-smelling, sapor and prevent foods from deterioration.

Erythritol can not be degraded by enzyme, so it is very suitable for patients suffering diabetes because of no catabolism. It is also made into low-caloric health food, as the substitute of cane sugar, suitable for patients suffering obesity, hypertension, cardiac disease.