The UK Specialist in Genuine Japanese Trehalose
Trehalose UK is the UK specialist in genuine Japanese TREHA® trehalose from Nagase Viita.
Trehalose is a highly versatile ingredient for baking, pastry, ice cream, confectionery and savoury foods, helping chefs and food producers control sweetness, texture, moisture and freezing performance. TREHA® is used by professional and Michelin-starred chefs around the world.
Beyond food, trehalose is valued for its ability to protect crops exposed to drought, heat, cold and salinity, while its moisturising and protective properties make it valuable in cosmetics, research and other technical applications.
From professional food production to crop science, cosmetics and research, trehalose has a remarkable range of functional applications. Discover how genuine Japanese trehalose is used across food, agriculture and specialist technical fields.
From baking, bread and pastry to ice cream, confectionery and savoury foods, discover how TREHA® helps control sweetness, texture, moisture and freezing performance across home, professional and commercial food production.
Explore Food & Culinary
Explore research into trehalose for drought, salinity and temperature stress, biofertilisers, seed treatments and postharvest horticulture.
Explore Agriculture
Trehalose is used for moisturising, protection and stabilisation in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
Explore Cosmetics
Discover applications in protein stabilisation, biological preservation, laboratory research and specialist technical uses.
Explore Technical UsesTREHA® is genuine Japanese trehalose manufactured by Nagase Viita, formerly Hayashibara — the company that pioneered the modern commercial production of trehalose. Its mild sweetness and distinctive functional properties make it a highly versatile ingredient for food professionals and specialist applications.
Manufactured in Japan by Nagase Viita, with clear provenance and consistent quality. Trehalose UK supplies genuine TREHA®, not unverified generic alternatives.
TREHA® is about 40% as sweet as ordinary sugar, giving cooks, chefs and food producers greater control over sweetness while supporting texture, moisture management and frozen-food performance.
From 1kg packs for home users and recipe development to 20kg sacks and tonne-scale commercial orders, we support customers from home kitchens to professional and industrial applications.
Specialist supply since 2001
Trehalose.co.uk has specialised in trehalose since 2001. From our beginnings supplying small quantities to specialist customers, we have grown to serve home cooks, professional chefs, Michelin-starred kitchens, food businesses, universities, researchers and commercial organisations across the UK.
We remain a small, specialist business with a clear focus: supplying genuine Japanese trehalose with practical knowledge, transparent provenance and quantities ranging from individual 1kg packs to tonne-scale commercial supply.
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