For the best taste, we only use the best ingredients. Whether it is 100% alpine milk, whole, carefully selected hazelnuts, or fine praline...  read on

RITTER SPORT is a family run company. It is not only very conscious of tradition but is also known for its constant eye on the future and the innovations it has...  read on

Inulin is a complexly structured sugar molecule (polysaccharide). Besides a little glucose, it is predominantly comprised of fructose units. Inulin is present in numerous varieties of fruits and vegetables. For example...  read on

Invert sugar syrup has a yellow, clear colour. It has a neutral, sweet taste. It is extracted by splitting sugar (sucrose) into its two components: glucose and fructose. A sucrose solution bends polarised...  read on

Iron is the most abundant trace element present in the human body. Important sources of iron are pig liver, leguminous plants, oats, and calf meat. The percentage of iron is not the only important factor...  read on

Spanish settlers introduced sugar cane farming and the art of rum distillation to Jamaica in the 15th century. The island state is a part of the Greater Antilles and possesses rich, fertile earth and a perfect tropical climate...  read on

Lactose is a disaccharide (disugar) and consists of the single sugars, glucose and galactose (brain sugar). A 4.6 - 5% content of lactose makes it the highest represented carbohydrate in milk. Lactose is either...  read on

At RITTER SPORT, only vegetable lecithin, made from soya beans, is used as an emulsifying agent. Emulsifying agents make a chocolate mass more fluid. This promotes an even and intimate combination of all the ingredients...  read on

Lemons (Citrus limon) have a yellow-green peel and a yellow, sour flesh. Lemon trees grow up to 5m high and have aromatic smelling, leathery, dark green leaves. They are populated throughout the year with unripe...  read on

Liqueurs are spirits with added sugar and taste enhancing substances or flavourings. High-quality liqueurs, such as advocaat, Batida de Coco, and Irish Cream, are used in...  read on