- Ingredient Name:Xylose
- Functions:Antioxidant, Sugar Substitute, Non Nutritive Sweetener
- Labeling Claims:Zero Calorie
Zhejiang Huakang Pharmaceutical Xylose shares roughly the same sweetness and flavor of glucose, which can be used to improve the taste and flavor of desserts, meanwhile inhibit the unpleasant odor. There is an aldehyde group placed at the end of each xylose's chemical structure which can be restored. When being heated with dilute inorganic acid, xylose can generate furfural after dehydration. It can also cause maillard reaction within the heating process when being mixed with amino acids. Xylose, neither can be digested nor absorbed, provides 0 calories and at the same time, well tolerated by human bodies. It generally cannot be utilized by microorganism, but still it can strengthen the function of intestinal bifidobacteria.
