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Gujarat Ambuja Exports Liquid Sorbitol 70% Solution Crystallizing Sorbitol

Gujarat Ambuja Exports Liquid Sorbitol 70% Solution Crystallizing Sorbitol Solution crystallizing 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.

Ingredient Name: Sorbitol

Functions: Nutritive Sweetener, Texturizing Agent

Features: Anti-Diabetic Effect, Excellent Mouthfeel, Improved Mouthfeel

    Knowde Enhanced TDS

    Identification & Functionality

    Ingredient Name

    Sorbitol

    Food Ingredients Functions

    Nutritive Sweetener,

    Texturizing Agent

    Ingredients
    Sorbitol
    Food Additive Number
    E 420(i), INS 420(i)
    Technologies

    Food Ingredients

    Product Families

    Food Ingredients — Taste & Flavor

    Sweeteners & Syrups

    Food Ingredients — Texture & Consistency

    Texturizers

    Molecular Structure

    Gujarat Ambuja Exports Liquid Sorbitol 70% Solution Crystallizing Sorbitol - Molecular Structure

    Product Information
    • Division: Starch
    • Plant locations: Himmatnagar, Sitarganj, Chalisgaon

    Features & Benefits

    Food Ingredients Features

    Anti-Diabetic Effect,

    Excellent Mouthfeel,

    Improved Mouthfeel

    Applications & Uses

    Markets

    Food & Nutrition

    Applications

    Food & Nutrition — Food

    Dairy,

    Desserts & Fruit Preparations

    Food & Nutrition Applications

    Ice Cream

    Applications
    • 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 spreadability.
    • Textile and Leather Application: Sorbitol is usually used as a dispensing agent, humectant/bodying agent, and sequestering agent. It is used as a color 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 flavor 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-cariogenicity 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 IndustriesSorbitol 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

    Properties

    Appearance
    A clear colourless viscous liquid
    Taste
    Mild Sweet
    Typical Properties
    ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
    Total capacity310.0MT/Day-
    Specific gravity at 25°Cmin. 1.290--
    Refractive Index at 20°C1.457 to 1.462--
    Acidity (Of 0.05M Sodium thiosulphate solution should be consumed as per specified test in I.P)min. 12.8ml-
    Optical Rotation (As per specified test in I.P.)0° - +1.5°--
    Clarity & ColourClean and colourless--
    Arsenicmin. 2ppm-
    Heavy Metalsmin. 10ppm-
    Chloridemin. 50ppm-
    Sulphatemin. 125ppm-
    Nickel Contentmin. 1ppm-
    Sulphated Ashmin. 0.1% w/w-
    Solid Matter69 - 71% w/w-
    Polyols68 - 72% w/w-

    Packaging & Availability

    Packaging

    In 300 kg HM HDPE barrels, 1 MT IBC and in ISO Tanks

    Storage & Handling

    Shelf Life

    3 years from Production Date