Food additives data book - wordpres

Sweeteners 952
Solubility: 1 g/5.5 ml water; readily soluble in alkaline solutions; very slightly soluble in pyridine; very slightly soluble in alcohol (1 g dissolves in 83 ml
alcohol at room temperature); practically insoluble in ether; soluble in glycerol (1 g dissolves in 18 ml glycerol at room temperature).
Compliance: USP XXII
B.P 88 French Pharmacopoeia. EEC Directive E421
Particle size: crystalline, standard grade – 10% max residue on 250 microns (60 mesh); crystalline, F grade – 2% max residue on 150 microns (100 mesh);
crystalline, SF grade – 0.5% max residue on 100 microns (150 mesh); granular, Pearlitol ® MG – 20% max residue on 500 microns (32 mesh); granular,
Pearlitol ® MG – 85% min residue on 100 mirons (150 mesh); granular, Pearlitol ® GG2 – 0.5% max residue on 840 microns (20 mesh); granular, Pearlitol ®
GG2 – 90% min residue on 150 microns (100 mesh)
FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: Suitable for inclusion in diabetic products because not dependent on insulin for metabolism. Low
energy due to malabsorption in intestine (