Product name:Xylitol
CAS:87-99-0
Molecular Formula:C5H12O5
Formula Weight:152.15
Specification:100g
Description:
Xylitol is a sugar alcohol sweetener used as a naturally occurring sugar substitute. It is found in the fibers of many fruits and vegetables, including various berries, corn husks, oats, and mushrooms. It can be extracted from corn fiber,birch, raspberries, plums, and corn. Xylitol is roughly as sweet as sucrose with only two-thirds the food energy.
Xylitol, also known as pentpentanol or pentacylic alcohol, is a pentacylic alcohol, a monosaccharide, which is hydrolyzed from plant fiber raw materials, and then reduced to form a linear polyol with 5 carbon atoms and 5 hydroxyl groups. Naturally found in bananas, strawberries, carrots, bayberries, Onions, lettuce, cauliflower, spinach, mushrooms. Racemates that crystallize from ethanol are monoclinic or rhombic white crystals or crystalline powders. The crystals are alpha (metastable, monoclinic) and beta (steady, rhombic). Odorless. Sweet and refreshing, soluble in water, ethanol, slightly soluble in methanol. Sweetness and calorific value are similar to sucrose, which is a good substitute for fasting sucrose patients. It has hygroscopicity. Molecular weight: 152.15. Beta relative density 1.52. Melting point 93 ~ 94.5℃. Boiling point 215 ~ 217℃. A melting point of 61 ~ 61.5℃. Slightly soluble in water. Good thermal stability. Low calorific value (1.7×104J). Non-toxic. Mice were injected with LD5022000 ~ 29000 mg/kg orally and LD503770mg/kg intravenously. It has many properties of polyols. Widely used in medicine, food, national defense, chemical industry. Xylitol and amino acids and proteins do not produce maillard Browning reaction, so it is often used as the surface sweetener of baked foods. Because of chelating, and not by yeast and lactic acid bacteria, has the function of preventing and curing dental caries, so can be used as toothpaste additives; In addition, it can be used as raw materials for chemical industry, coating and painting. Xylitol crystals absorb heat when dissolved, giving the mouth a cool feeling, so they are often used as ingredients for chewing gum; Medically used for infusion; It can also be used in tanning and national defense.