Sorbitol 70% Solution
Description
Sorbitol, a polyol (sugar alcohol), is a bulk sweetener found in numerous food products.
In addition to providing sweetness, it is an excellent humectant and texturizing agent.
Sorbitol is about 60 percent as sweet as sucrose with one-third fewer calories. It has a
smooth mouthfeel with a sweet, cool and pleasant taste. It is non-cariogenic and may
be useful to people with diabetes. Sorbitol has been safely used in processed foods for
almost half a century. It is also used in other products, such as pharmaceuticals and
cosmetics.
Applications & Liquid sorbitol uses
In sugar free candy manufacture, sorbitol finds it application as a sugar free reduced-
calorie sweetener. It improves the candy’s softness and chewy texture.
In sugar free ice cream, it is usually used to provide sweetness, impart body and
texture.
In Diabetic fruit jam and peanut butter, sorbitol is used as a humectant to reduce
dryness and improve spread ability.
| TEST LIMITS | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| A clear colourless to faintly yellow viscous liquid | Taste Mild sweet |
| SPECIFIC GRAVITY AT 25°C | 1.285 MIN |
| REFRACTIVE INDEX AT 20°C | 1.455 TO 1.465 |
| ACIDITY OR ALKALINITY | NMT 0.2ml of 0.01M NaOH or NMT 0.3ml of 0.01M HCL |
| REDUCING SUGAR | 0.2% Max |
| OPTICAL ROTATION | +1.5° TO +3.5° (as per specified test in I.P.) |
| CLARITY & COLOR | 10% solution should be clear and colourless |
| ARSENIC | NMT 2ppm |
| HEAVY METALS | NMT 10ppm |
| CHLORIDE | NMT 50ppm |
| SULPHATE | NMT 125ppm |
| RESIDUE ON IGNITION | MT 0.1% W/W |
| SOLID MATTER | 68% TO 72% W/W |
| POLYOLS (Total Alcohols) | NLT 62% W/W (Calculated as D-GLUCITOL) |
Textile and Leather Application:
Sorbitol is usually used as a dispensing agent,
humectant/bodying agent, and sequestering agent. It is used as a colour stabilizer in
textile printing, as a humectant in textile sizing, and as a softener in finishing.
Emulsion Products: Sorbitol retards the loss of water by evaporation from oil in oil/water
emulsions.
Tobacco Industry: Sorbitol is used to contribute to the flavour of chewing tobacco and
used as humectant and conditioner
Adhesives Applications:
The characteristics of sorbitol that it neither loses nor absorbs
any appreciable quantity of water increases the viscosity of the glues composition, and
its non-volatility are an advantage in adhesive applications.
Pharmaceuticals Industry: As a good humectant and plasticizer sorbitol is usually used
in emulsion ointments and in gelatine capsules. It is also finds uses in pharmaceutical
syrups where it’s stability, non-carcinogenicity and viscosity are an advantage. Sorbitol
is also used medically in culture mediums to distinguish between various strains of
bacteria such as E coli.
Others Industries Sorbitol is used to make polyurethane foams with specific strength
and absorbency which finds uses in, for instance, vehicle dashboards. It is also used as
a chelator in metal working and is used in processes to anodize aluminum
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