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Chemical Name: D-Xylose

CAS No.: 31178-70-8

Molecular Fomula: C5H10O5

Molecular weight: 150.13

Appearance:  White powder

Assay: 99%

D-Xylose, commonly called wood sugar, is a natural 5-carbon sugar (pentose) obtained from the xylan-rich portion of hemicellulose, present in plant cell walls and fiber.  xylitol is a nutrient sweetener. A heath person can produce xylitol in the body himself, even if he doesn't eat any xylitol products. In the natural, xylitol extensively exsits in many kinds of fruits and vegetables. But the content is very little. For commercial use, xylitol is usually manufactured from corncob, sugar cane bagasse, birch tree and so on. It is a natural and heath sweentener. From the appearance it is white crystal and looks like white sugar. Xylitol is the sweetest sweetener among the polyols. It has a cool and refreshing taste and has the same sweetness as sucrose, but the calory of xylitol is much lower than sucrose, about equal to glucose. Xylitol is a promising sweetener and it is a perfect substitute of glucose and sucrose.

Function:

1. As a non-calorie sweetener,D-xylose is used as fat antioxidant, medical preparation, raw material of caramel color and various fragrance, etc

2. It can be used as flavor modifier in meat and food processing. It can be also applied as raw material of meat essence and antioxidant.

Appearance White crystalline powder

Clarity and color Clear and colorless

Purity 98.5% min

Loss on drying 0.3% max

Specific optical rotation 18.5°-19.5°

Heavy metals 5 mg/kg max

Arsenic 0.5 mg/kg max

Lead 0.5 mg/kg max

Chloride 0.005% max

Sulphate 0.005% max

Sulphated ash 0.05% max

Melting point 147℃-151℃

PH in aqueous solution 5.0-7.0

Total plate count 100 cfu/g max

Coliform 3 mgn/g max

Yeast&mold 100 cfu/g max

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