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Erythritol
CAS No.: 149-32-6 MF: C4H10O4erythritol is produced from dextrose monohydrate through the process of fermentation, membrane-filtration, ion-exchange, crystallization and evaporation. Erythritol is a zero caloric sweetener which is widely used in food and beverage industry as substitute material in place of sweetener such as cane sugar.
Items | Specifications | Results |
Description | White Crystal, odourless | Conforms |
Sensory | Clear sweet, no unusual odor | Conforms |
Identification & solubility | Pass Test | Pass Test |
Erythritol | 99.5%-100.5% dry base | 100.1% dry base |
Melting range | 119ºC-123ºC | 119.4ºC-120.7ºC |
Loss on drying | ≤0.20% | 0.067%. |
PH value(10% soln.) | 5.0-7.0 | 5.97 |
Ribitol and glycerol | ≤0.1% | <0.1% |
Reducing sugar (as glucose) | ≤0.3% | <0.3% |
Residue on ignition | ≤0.10% | 0.01% |
Arsenic (As) | ≤0.3 mg/kg | <0.3 mg/kg |
Lead (Pb) | ≤0.5 mg/kg | <0.5 mg/kg |
Total plate count | ≤100 cfu/g | 20 cfu/g |
Pathogens | Negative | Conforms |
E. Coli | ≤3.0 mpn/g | Negative |
Salmonella | Negative | Conforms |