Food additives data book - wordpres

Sweeteners 974
Solubility at 37°C: 334 g/100 ml water.
Cooling effect (150 g powder/50 ml water at 37°C): -22.
Thermally stable: resistant to heat. No yellowing or browning at temperatures up to 180°C and up to 200 to 220°C under certain conditions.
Chemically stable: resistant to acids and dilute alkalis.
Due to the absence of aldehyde groups, does not undergo Maillard or Cannizzaro reactions; esterification of sorbitol by fatty acids produces compounds
with surface-active properties useful in foods, cosmetics, textiles and metallurgy; etherification of sorbitol by ethylene or propylene oxides produces
polyethers useful in the synthesis of rigid polyurethane foams; reaction of sorbitol with aldehydes and ketones produces acetals such as dibenzylidene
sorbitol, used primarily as a nucleating agent in polyolefins production.
Acts as a good chelating agent in alkaline media in the presence of certain metal ions such as aluminium, copper or iron. Particularly useful in chelating of
alkaline-earth metal ions.
Low heat of solution and high solubility provides a pleasant cool taste.
Unfermentable by many microorganisms, particularly those actively involved in tooth decay.
Commercially available 70% aqueous solution has a pH between 6 and 7.
Addition of ethanol to an aqueous solution decreases solubility.
Slightly soluble in: methanol, isopropanol, butanol, cyclohexanol, phenol, acetone, acetic acid, dimethylformamide, pyridine, acetamide solutions.
Solubility decreases with increase in level of dissolved HGS.
Higher density than other polyols at the same concentration.
Higher viscosity than other polyols at the same concentration and temperature.
Refractive index increases linearly with dry solids concentration.
Boiling temperature increases with increase in concentration.
Decrease in freezing point of aqueous solutions with an increase in concentration.
Preserves protein fibres from denaturation during the freezing process, so useful as a cryoprotectant.
When placed in humid environments will absorb some of the moisture.
A fall in humidity levels will cause sorbitol to release some moisture to re-establish an equilibrium.
Can be used as a stabiliser by compensating for significant humidity changes.
Non-volatile, so is not affected by dry environments. Stabiliser content remains constant and permanent.
Can be used as a conditioning agent in creams or pastes.
Gives good product consistency and a high level of elasticity.
Heat of fusion: 43 to 45 cal/g.
High storage stability.
May be stored at 20°C without lumping at up to 68% relative humidity.
Has a dendritic surface and is readily compressible.