Sorbitol powder

Sorbitol powder from German production

(C6H14O6)

Production in highest purity: 99,6%

Food safe

The average particle size is 200 µm

Sorbitol belongs to the alditols (sugar alcohols) and is used in many industrially produced foods (food additive E 420) as a sugar substitute, carrier and humectant.

Originally, sorbitol was obtained from the fruits of the mountain ash (rowanberry, Sorbus aucuparia), which contain up to 12 % sorbitol.

However, it is also found in many other fruits and above all in pome fruit varieties

The industrial production is made from corn and wheat starch

At 2.4 kcal/g (10 kJ/g), sorbitol provides fewer calories than household sugar (sucrose) (17 kJ/g).

Its sweetening power is about 40-60% compared to sucrose.

No insulin is needed for metabolism in the body.

Sorbitol is therefore suitable for sweetening diabetic foods and is used in Germany and Austria in these dietary foods

Sorbitol is also a component of most toothpastes on the market

The esterification of sorbitol with nitrating acid produces nitrosorbitol, a commercial explosive similar to glycerol trinitrate

Security alert:

CAS number: 50-70-4

The product is not subject to mandatory labelling

Information about fire and explosion protection: Dust can form an explosive mixture with air

Requirements to be met by storerooms and containers: Store only in original container, keep container tightly closed, store at < 35 °C

Put on a dust mask if dust is formed

Explosion hazard: dust can form explosive mixture with air

Waste treatment methods: Smaller quantities can be landfilled together with household waste

Not dangerous goods