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(CAS RN) : 58-86-6
Molecular
Formula: C5H10O5
Weight: 150.13
Appearance of physical and chemical properities:
- Colorless to white crystal of white crystalline powder
- Slightly with special smell and sweet.
- About 40% of the sucrose sweetness.
- Relative density 1.525, melting point 114 degrees, show dextral light and variable optical activity
- Soluble in water and hot ethanol, not soluble in ethanol and aether.
- Body cannot digest, cannot use.
- Natural crystal exist in a variety of mature fruit.
Purpose:
- No caloric sweeteners. Use in patients with obesity and diabetes. Also used for fat oxidation prevent dose, caramel, raw materials and through maillard reaction preparation of pork and other spices.
- Xylose on human intestinal bifidobacterium has high proliferation effect, consumption of xylose can improve the microbial environment of human body. Improve body's immune ability.
- Xylose and food has a good compatibility, add a small amount of xylose, can reflect good health care effect.
- Xylose and calcium intake, at the same time can imprve body of calcium absorption and retention rate,can also prevent constipation.
- Used for producing xylitol.
- Because of its flavor effect significantly, can be used for spices and pet food industries.
- Due to its can cause maillard reaction efficiently, thus can be used in the production of food flavoring.
- Due to its obvious effects of color, such as bread and butter of color.
- Pharmaceutical raw materials and pharmaceutical intermediates.
- Applicable to the preparation of flavoring.