Test Item |
Specifications |
Results |
Apperances |
White crystalline powder or granular |
White crystalline powder or granular |
Assay ( on dry basis)% |
99.5-100.5 |
99.94 |
PH Value |
5-7 |
6.11 |
Loss on dying % |
≤0.2 |
0.18 |
Heavy Metals (Pb),mg/kg |
≤1.0 |
0.2 |
Melting Range |
119-123 |
119.4-121.2 |
Ash % |
≤0.1 |
0.007 |
As, mg/kg |
≤0.3 |
≤0.05 |
Reducing Sugars % |
≤0.3 |
0.3 |
Ribitol and glycerol,% |
≤0.1 |
0.1 |
Cont of bacteria, cfu/g |
≤300 |
10 |
Yeast and moulds cfu/g |
≤100 |
10 |
Coliform MPN/100g |
≤30 |
Negative |
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Erythritol is a naturally-derived sugar substitute that looks and tastes very much like sugar, yet has almost no calories. It comes in granulated and powdered forms. Erythritol has been used in Japan since 1990 in candies, chocolate, yogurt, fillings, jellies, jams, beverages, and as a sugar substitute.