Natural nutritional sweetener - sorbitol
Sorbitol can be produced by the reduction of glucose. Sorbitol is widely found in fruits, such as apples, peaches, dates, plums and pears, and other natural foods, with a content of about 1% to 2%. Its sweetness is comparable to that of glucose, but it gives a sense of richness. It is slowly absorbed and utilized in the body with no increase in blood sugar value. Its also a better moisturizer and surfactant.
2.Sorbitol sweetness is lower than sucrose, and is not utilized by some bacteria, it is a good raw material for the production of ground sweetness candy confectionery, it is also an important raw material for the production of sugar-free candy, and it can be processed in a variety of caries-proof food. It can be used in the production of sugar-free food, diet food, anti-constipation food, anti-caries food, diabetic food and so on.
3.Sorbitol does not contain aldehyde group, is not easy to be oxidized, and does not produce Meladic reaction with amino acid when heated. It has certain physiological activity and can prevent the denaturation of carotenoids and edible fats and proteins.
4.Sorbitol has excellent freshness, aroma, color and humidity, it has the name of “substitute glycerin”, it can make toothpaste, cosmetics, tobacco, aquatic products, food and other products to maintain moisture, flavor, color and freshness, almost all the fields using glycerin or propylene glycol can be replaced by sorbitol, and even better results can be achieved.
Sorbitol liquid is a food additive made from starch milk or starch obtained from corn and other plant processing, hydrolyzed, refined into glucose, hydrogenated under the action of catalyst, and then refined and concentrated in the process.
And sorbitol is a food additive made from sorbitol liquid after concentration, drying, sieving and other processes.
Sorbitol is an important industrial raw material used in pharmaceutical, chemical, light industry, food and other industries.
It is one of the earliest sugar alcohols allowed to be used as a food additive in Japan, used to improve food moisturizing, or as a thickener. Can be used as a sweetener, such as often used in the manufacture of sugar-free chewing gum. Also used as cosmetics and toothpaste moisturizer, excipient, and can be used as glycerin substitutes.
Toxicological studies in the United States showed that sorbitol had no deleterious effects on body weight gain in male rats in long-term feeding tests, no abnormalities in histopathology of major organs, and caused only mild diarrhea and growth retardation. Human test, more than 50g / d dose will cause slight diarrhea, long-term intake of 40g / d of sorbitol on the subject has no effect. Therefore, sorbitol has long been recognized as a safe food additive in the United States.
