Food Additives

Erythritol

Identification
Name Erythritol
Synonyms meso-Erythritol; 1,2,3,4-Butanetetrol; meso-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroxybutane
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Molecular Structure CAS # 149-32-6, Erythritol, meso-Erythritol, 1,2,3,4-Butanetetrol, meso-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroxybutane
Molecular Formula C4H10O4
Molecular Weight 122.12
CAS Registry Number 149-32-6
EINECS 205-737-3
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Product Description

Factory Provide Sweetener Sugar Substitute Food Grade Confectioners Erythritol

Erythritol is a novel sweetener with a caloric value nearly zero.
It is the only all-natural sugar alcohol available today.
Erythritol is a new natural low-calorie biologic fermentation sweetener,which exists in many kinds of fruits, vegetables and animal tissues etc.
Erythritols sweetness degree is about seventy percent of cane sugar,the caloric coefficient is nearly zero (0.2kcal/g), only 1/20 caloric abilitycompared with cane sugar and 1/15 caloric ability compared with xylitol. It feels pleasant cool. Erythritol has good biologic tolerance, the max humantolerance of erythritol is 2.7-4.4 times of sorbitol and 2.2-2.7 times ofxylitol. Erythritol cant be degraded by enzyme, so it is very suitable forpatients suffering diabetes, obesity, hypertension, cardiac disease because ofno catabolism. Because it has the characteristic of resisting streptococcuseroding tooth enamel, it can resist decayed tooth effectively.

Items	Standard
Description	White crystalline powder
Identification	The RT of the major peak in the chromatogram of the sample solution corresponds to that in the chromatogram of the standard solution obtained in the assay.
Assay(dry basis),% ≥	99.5-100.5
Loss on drying,% ≤	0.20
Ash,% ≤	0.10
Heavy metals,% ≤	0.0005
As,% ≤	0.00005
Melting range,ºC	119-123
pH	5.0-7.0
Reducing sugars,% ≤	0.20
Lead,% ≤	0.00005
Total plate count,CFU/g ≤	100
Coliform,MPN/g ≤	3

Function
1. Erythritol can be widely used in baked products, all kinds of pastries, dairy products, chocolate, candy, table sugar, chewing gum, soft drinks, ice cream and other foods, not only better to keep the food color, flavor, but also can effectively prevent food spoilage.
2. Erythritol glycol is very suitable for diabetics because it is not easy to be degraded by enzymes, so it is not involved in glycemic metabolism and glucose changes. It can also be used as a substitute for low-calorie health food, which is very suitable for patients with obesity, hypertension and cardiovascular
3. Erythritol is not fermented in the colon after consumption, so it has obvious value added effect on bifidobacterium, which can avoid gastrointestinal distress and enhance human immunity.
4. Erythritol, decay resistance function of sugar alcohol is very obvious, is the main reason of the caries occur due to corrosion of streptococcus mutans of oral teeth enamel, because of erythritol, sugar alcohol cannot be used by the pathogen, and thus made of candy and special cleaning teeth to protect children's oral health has a very positive role.

Main Application
Erythritol used in Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Health & Personal care products, Agriculture/Animal Feed/Poultry. Erythritol is used as a natural sweetener, erythritol is about 60 - 80% as sweet as sucrose (sugar). The application of Erythritol such as in candies, chewing gum, chocolates, yogurts, fillings, jellies, jams, beverages, and a sugar substitute.
As a sugar alcohol, erythritol has been approved for use as a food additive in the United States and in many other countries. Other sugar alcohols you may have heard of include xylitol, maltitol, sorbitol and lactitol

In Food
Erythritol is used in food as sugar substitute in Milk, Yogurt, Ice cream, Cheese, Cakes, Biscuits, Pastries, Chewing gum, Hard candies, Soft candies, Jelly, Protein powder, Chewable Tablets, Oral liquid.

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