Introduction of Sorbitol

Sorbitol, also known as inositol, D- sorbitol, a non-volatile polyhydric sugar alcohol. It widespread in nature such as apples, pears, cherries,Ebony ans so on. Even in obacco and sea algae also contain a small amount of Yamanashi Alcohol. There are two forms of sorbitol, liquid and powder. The liquid sorbitol contain sorbitol 50% and sorbitol 70%. Sorbitol soluble in water, no odor, there are clear cool feeling sweetness, produced per gram 4kcal, it has sweetness less than sucrose. As one of nutritive sweeteners, sorbitol easily absorb moisture in the air, can enter the body metabolism. However, the metabolic pathway is the oxidation of the results of the slow diffusion absorption of sugar, then be used to participate in the metabolic pathway of fructose. No effect on blood glucose and urine can be used as a sweetener for people with diabetes.

Sorbitol is widely used in many filed especially food industry. You could find more details as following.

1, the food industry

Adding sorbitol in food can prevent dry food and help to keep the food fresh and soft, so it is used in bread cake, has the obvious effect. Sorbitol is lower than sucrose sweetness, and not by certain bacteria use, is the production of sugar-free candies and important raw materials of various kinds of dental caries prevention food. Because of not causing blood glucose metabolism, it can also act as a person with diabetes food sweetener and nutrients. Sorbitol excluding aldehyde, not easy to be oxidized, when heated maillard reaction with amino acids. Have certain physiological activity, which can prevent the carotenoids and the consumption of fat and protein denaturation. Adding this product in condensed milk can prolong the shelf life and also can improve the small intestine, the fish sauce has obvious stability and the role of long-term preservation. Also have the same effect in the jam, candied fruit.

2., pharmaceutical industry

Sorbitol production material can be used as a vitamin C; Can also be used as a syrup, injection infusion, pharmaceutical raw materials, as a drug of the compressor dispersing agent, filling agent, cryoprotectants, crystallizing agent, Chinese medicine capsule plasticizer, stabilizer, wetting agent, sweeteners, cream base, etc.

3, daily chemical industry,

Sorbitol as excipient in toothpaste, moisturizing factor, antifreeze, join up to 25 ~ 30%, can keep the paste and smooth, colour and lustre, good taste; As dry agent in cosmetics (instead of glycerin), can strengthen the extension of emulsifier and lubricity, for long-term storage; Sorbitan fatty acid ester and ethylene oxide adduct possesses the advantages of small irritating to the skin, is widely used in the cosmetics industry.

4, chemical industry,