Food additives data book - wordpres

Sweeteners 972
Sorbitol solution, USP/FCC:
– Consists primarily of D-sorbitol with a small amount of mannitol and other polyhydric alcohols
– Should be stored above 21°C to prevent crystallisation
– Can be used as a humectant in confections, cosmetics, tobacco and adhesives
– Contributes body and flavour to vehicles for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, and to some beverages and foods
– Non-cariogenic, so used in “sugar-free” foods, dentrifices, and pharmaceuticals
– Used as a plasticiser, stabiliser and a raw material in the manufacture of sorbitan esters/polysorbates and polyurethanes
–Viscosity at 25°C: 110 cP
– Specific gravity at 25/25°C: 1.300
–% Residue on ignition: 0.01
–% Total sugars: 0.20
–% Reducing sugars: 0.02
– Status: Meets all compendial USP 23 and FCC requirements
Sorbitol Crystalline, NF/FCC:
– Slightly soluble in alcohol, methanol and acetic acid
– pH (5 g/100 ml water): 6.0 to 7.0
– Appearance: white, free-flowing powder and granules, essentially free of foreign matter
– Identification: Meets NF/FCC tests
– Loss on drying: maximum 1.0%
– Reducing sugars: maximum 0.30%
–Total sugars: maximum 1.0%
– Sulphate: maximum 0.010%
– Chloride: maximum 0.0050%
– Status: GRAS and complies with all the compendial requirements of the US National Formulary and Food Chemical Codex
Sorbitol Crystalline:
– Grade: NF/FCC
– Granulation/concentration: granular coarse powder, tablet type, 60 mesh
– Applications: used as tableting agent for making chewable and non-chewable tablets; replaces sugar in “sugar-free” gums; adds a pleasant cooling taste
to candy products.
Sorbitol Solution:
– Grade: USP/FCC