Erythritol

CAS NO.: 149-32-6

Molecular formula: C4H10O4

Molecular weight: 122.12

Melting point: 118-120℃

Boiling point: 329-331℃

Sweetness: 65% to 80% of sucrose.

Solubility: Soluble in water (37%, 25℃) , Low calorie, about one tenth of the calorific value of sucrose, cool feeling.

Specification Sheet:

Function:

1) Low calorific value, which is only 0.2 kcal/g ~ 0.4 kcal/g, only 10% of sucrose energy.

2) The metabolism is unique, causing non fluctuations in plasma glucose and insulin. Both erythritol glycemic index and insulin index are 0.2, so erythritol has almost no effect on blood sugar.

3) Erythritol has excellent sweetness characteristic, which is very close to the sweetness characteristic of sucrose.

4) Non moisture absorbtion, even in 90% of the air humidity。Under the environment 20℃, 90% of the humidity for 5 days, its weight increased less than 2%.

5) The heat of dissolution is 96.86 kJ/kg which is -three times that of glucose. When 10g erythritol is dissolved in 90g water, the temperature drops by about 4.5 degrees with cool taste.

6) High dose tolerance, erythritol tolerance is 2-3 times more than xylitol, lactosol, maltitol and isomaltitol and 3-4 times more than sorbitol and mannitol, the maximum dose tolerance of normal organisms 50g/d.

7) Anti caries: can’t be used by Streptococcus mutans.

8) Antioxidant:Erythritol is very stable to heat and acid, almost non browning or decomposition under normal processing conditions.

Application:

1) Cool drinks, beauty drinks, health drinks for calorie control and special drinks for diabetics and patients with cardiovascular diseases

2) When combined with other sweeteners, the bitterness of High intensity sweeteners can be inhibited, and the taste is similar to sucrose.

3) Powder drinks can inhibit the bitter taste of coffee and black tea, reduce calories, and hygroscopicity is low which can prolong the shelf life of these drinks.

4) Cover and improve the unpleasant taste of vegetable juice, vitamins and main extracts added to nutritious drinks.

5) In alcoholic beverages, erythritol can promote ethanol hydration at a lower concentration, and thus alleviate the stimulation of ethanol.

6) As a low-calorie sweetener, erythitol has been widely used in chocolate, chewing gum, candy, cakes, jelly, yogurt, various dairy products, sugar-free milk powder and special food for diabetics.