Sorbitol

No.: FOA-049

GENERAL INFORMATION

• HS CODE	29054400
• CAS NO	50-70-4
• GRADE	Food Grade
• FORMULA	C₆H₁₄O₆
• MOLECULAR WEIGHT	182.17

PROPERTIES

• Appearance	White crystalline powder
• Odor	Odorless, taste sweet
• Solubility	Soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol, insoluble in ether
• Relative Density	1.489
• Melting Point	97℃
• Refractive Index	1.3477(10%solution)

SPECIFICATIONS

	Crystal Sorbitol	Injection Sorbitol
	Crystal Sorbitol	CP2000	USP25	BP2000
• Assay	≥95.0%	≥98.0%	91.0-100.5%	98.0-101.0%
• Specific Optical Rotation	+4.0°-+7.0°	+4.0°-+7.0°	+4.0°-+7.0°	+4.0°-+7.0°
• Identification	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass
• Acidity or alkalinity	≤0.3ml of 0.02 mol/L NaOH	≤0.3ml of 0.02 mol/L NaOH	≤0.3ml of 0.02 mol/L NaOH	≤0.3ml of 0.01mol/L HCL or≤0.2ml of 0.01mol/L NaOH
• Clarity and color of a 10%(m/v)solution in water	Clear and colorless	Clear and colorless	Clear and colorless	Clear and colorless
• Chloride	≤0.0050%	≤0.0050%	≤0.0050%	≤0.0050%
• Sulfate	≤0.010%	≤0.010%	≤0.010%	≤0.010%
• Reducing Sugars	≤50mg	≤67mg	≤50mg	≤50mg
• Total Sugars	≤50mg	≤50mg	≤50mg	≤50mg
• Loss on drying	≤1.0%	≤1.0%	≤1.0%	≤1.0%
• Residue on ignition	≤0.1%	≤0.1%	≤0.1%	≤0.1%
• Heavy Metals(Pb)	≤0.0001	≤0.0010	≤0.001	≤0.00005
• As	≤0.0001%	≤0.0002%	≤0.0003%	≤0.0001%
• Ni	≤0.0002%	--	--	<100g/l of Sorbitol, ≤ 4 I.U./g ≥ 100g/l of Sorbitol, ≤ 2.5 I.U./g

APPLICATION

• Sorbitol is widely used in pharmaceutical as material of Vitamin C, in light industry as surfactant material, in chemical lines as humectant of dentifrice, tobacco, cosmetic. It is sweetener of food and keep fresh of milk, jam, confect etc.. Besides, Sorbitol fatty acid is replace of siritch, Sorbitol rosin ester is the material of architecture.

PACKING

• 25kg/bag, compound bag with liner of plastic film;

25kg/drum, cardboard drum with liner of plastic film.

STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION

• Store in ventilated and dry place.