Food additive Xylitol

Xylitol is classified broadly as a carbohydrate and more narrowly as a polyol, molecular formula is C₅H₁₀O_5, easy to be melted in the water (solubility: 160g/100ml), it's widely distributed throughout nature in small amounts.

Some of the best sources are fruits, vegetables, cereal crops, mushrooms lettuce, hardwoods, rice straw and corn cobs, it can be used as sweetener, nutrition and medicament in chemical, food and pharmaceutical and many other industries.

1. In chewing gum, gumdrop, toffee, soft candy, fruit jelly, chocolate and tablets, it can moisten the

throat, clean the teeth and prevent dental caries.

2. As a substitute for crane sugar, it won't be fermented and it tastes better, last longer when used in beverage, milk, bread, preserved fruit, biscuit, yogurt, jam and eight-treasure porridge.

3. It has the same effect of keeping moisture and improving rough skin as propylene glycol does. It can be used in different types of skin care products and tooth past at the same time it is refreshing to use and without the sticking feeling.

4. Xylitol can supply ideal crane sugar substitute to diabetic, it can also be used as the substitute for

crane sugar in juice, beverage, coffee, milk, bread, and candy etc. It may also replace crane sugar to make such hot Chinese dishes as sweet and sour spareribs and sweet and sour fish etc. 

Specifcations (FCCIV STANDARD USP24/NF19):

Appearance-------------------------------------------white crystal

Assay (dry basis)-----------------------------------98.5% min.

Other polyols-----------------------------------------1.5% max.

Loss on drying----------------------------------------0.2% max.

Residue on ignition----------------------------------0.02% max.

Reducing sugars-------------------------------------0.5% max.

Heavy metals------------------------------------------2.5ppm max.

Arsenic--------------------------------------------------0.5ppm max.

Nickel----------------------------------------------------1.0ppm max.

Lead------------------------------------------------------0.5ppm max.

Sulfate---------------------------------------------------50ppm max.

Chloride--------------------------------------------------50ppm max.

Melting point-------------------------------------------92-96

Pb in aqueous solution----------------------------5.0-7.0

Total plate count-------------------------------------50cfu/g

Yeast & Mold-----------------------------------------10cfu/g

Coliform-------------------------------------------------Negative

Salmonella---------------------------------------------Negative