The only powerful solution for starch-free depositing confectionery

Traditional confectionery production, especially when it comes to jelly, has always relied heavily on starch moguls. With Rousselot SiMoGel™, the traditional molding starch is replaced by silicone or metal molds or even blister packs. This new solution offers confectionery manufacturers exciting benefits, including the opportunity to create new delivery formats, such as center-filled ‘gummy caps’. SiMoGel has been successfully validated on Baker Perkins equipment.

Benefits of SiMoGel

  • The absence of molding starch means the process is completely hygienic
  • No starch recycling
  • The flexible molds are easily cleaned enabling highest hygiene standards
  • The setting process takes less than 20 minutes, instead of the usual 24 hours, helping to optimize equipment efficiency and production output.
  • SiMoGel is the only patent* protected gelatin solution that allows you to confidently use a process that sets your gummies in less than one hour.
  • Starchless moguls are significantly cheaper than traditional starch moguls
  • A significantly optimized production process with lower production costs
  • Lower energy consumption, less labor (cleaning)
  • Opportunities for innovating with 3D shapes, layered colors, stripes and fillings
  • Opportunities for innovative delivery formats, like center-filled ‘gummy caps’ (see below)
  • End products with perfect transparency, superior appearance, rapid and perfect flavor release
  • No additives
  • Enables sugar-free or sugar-reduced gummy production

In 2023, Rousselot launched a new delivery format for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical ingredients, enabling manufacturers to tap into the growing popularity of chews and gummies: the gummy caps.

Gummy caps combine the benefits of capsules, soft gels, and gummies in a single delivery format. Created with SiMoGel in a starchless depositing process, the shell of the gummy caps is soft and tasty, while the center can be filled with a liquid or pasty filling. A versatile format, gummy caps can be used to deliver a broad range of active ingredients at highly accurate dosages, from nutritional solutions to OTC products.

Today’s consumers want variety in their delivery formats, prioritizing taste, convenience, and efficiency. With Rousselot’s innovative, starchless produced gummy caps, manufacturers can answer these needs.

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Functional gummies are on the rise

Functional gummies are a popular delivery form for the daily intake of vitamins and supplements. Both in the supplements market and the traditional gummies market, functional gummies show a high increase in product launches each year. Between 2018-2028, the global nutraceutical gummy market is predicted to achieve a CAGR of 14.5%, reaching a total value in excess of 48.5 billion USD - Markets and Markets 2023. To support this growth and at the same time eliminate limiting factors in traditional gummy production, Rousselot has developed SiMoGel for starch-free gummy production. 

Tap into this segment’s opportunities with SiMoGel

Our technical support team works closely with equipment providers and has extensive knowledge on formulation support. Are you interested in learning more about the opportunities SiMoGel can bring for your product portfolio? Contact us.

Please check with your sales representative whether these solutions are available in your country.


* SiMoGel patent:

The reference to the granted patent in the European countries is: EP3570680B1. Priority Date: Jan 20, 2017
The reference to the granted patent in the USA is: 11,490,634. Priority Date: Jan 20, 2017
The reference to the granted patent in Brazil is: BR 11 2019 014789 6. Priority Date: Jan 20, 2017