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Sorbitol Liquid 70% Food Grade

Product No.：HS382460000
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PRODUCT INFORMATION:
Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol, which the human body metabolizes slowly. It can be obtained by the reduction of glucose, changing the aldehyde group to a hydroxyl group. Most sorbitol is made from corn syrup, but it is also found in apples, pears, peaches, and prunes. It is synthesized by sorbitol-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and converted to fructose by succinate dehydrogenase and sorbitol dehydrogenase. Succinate dehydrogenase is an enzyme complex that participates in the citric acid cycle.

Test Items	Specification	Test Result
Characteristics:	White crystalline granule or powder	Complied
Assay	99.0% min	99.5%
Sorbitol	98.0% min	98.5
Reducing sugars	0.15% max	0.08%
Total sugars	: 0.5% max	0.19%
pH (50% aq.sol.):	5.0 - 7.0	5.9
Residue on ignition	0.1% max	Complied
Heavy metals	5ppm max	Complied
Nickel	1ppm max	Complied
Lead	1ppm max	Complied
Arsenic	1ppm max	Complied
Chloride	50ppm max	Complied
Sulphate:	50ppm max	Complied
Total bacterium	100p/g max	Complied
Colon bacillus	Absent in 1g	Complied

Appearance: White crystalline powder

Use: Used in the chewing gum, candy, the sweetened bean paste, and so forth sugar-free products. Health product raw material: Used in weight-loss food, anti-constipation food, anticaries food, diabetic food, improving the human body's physiological environment.

Package: 25 kg net in fiber drum or kraft paper bag lined with PE liner

APPLICATION AREA :

1.Sweetener: Sorbitol is a sugar substitute, and when used in food it has the INS number and E number 420. Sorbitol is about 60% as sweet as sucrose (table sugar).

2. Medical application:

(1) Laxative, As is the case with other sugar alcohols, foods containing sorbitol can cause gastrointestinal distress. Sorbitol can be used as a laxative when taken orally or as an enema. Sorbitol works as a laxative by drawing water into the large intestine, stimulating bowel movements.
( 2)Other medical applications: Sorbitol is used in bacterial culture media to distinguish the pathogenic Escherichia coli O157: H7 from most other strains of E. coli, because it is usually unable to ferment sorbitol, unlike 93% of known E. coli strains.

3.Health care, food, and cosmetic uses:

Sorbitol often is used in modern cosmetics as a humectant and thickener. It is also used in mouthwash and toothpaste. Some transparent gels can be made only with sorbitol, because of its high refractive index.

Sorbitol is used as a cryoprotectant additive (mixed with sucrose and sodium polyphosphates) in the manufacture of surimi, a processed fish paste. It is also used as a humectant in some cigarettes.

Beyond its use as a sugar substitute in reduced-sugar foods, Sorbitol is also used as a humectant in cookies and low-moisture foods like peanut butter and fruit preserves. In baking, it is also valuable because it acts as a plasticizer, and slows down the staling process.

4. Miscellaneous uses:
A mixture of sorbitol and potassium nitrate has found some success as an amateur solid

PACKING AND SHIPMENT:

25kg/drum or carton, or as per customers' requirement.