1. Properties: White crystal or crystalline powder. No foul, sweet. Melting point ranges 92-96 °C, boiling point ranges 215-217 °C. Easily dissolve in water; slightly dissolve in Ethanol and Methanol. Absorb heat when dissolve and provide natural cooling sensation in mouth. Prepare with agricultural products (such as corn-cob, cotton hulls, rice hulls and bagasse, etc.).
2. Applications: As sweetener used in chemical, food and medical industry.
3. Packing: 1000kg/600kg/25kg/20kg/500g/250g customized package
4. Molecular Formula: C5H12O5
5. Exercised Specifications and Standard:
6. Specifications and Quality Standards of Xylitol
Identification \ Grade | FCC | USP | JP | BP/EP | E967 |
Assay % | 98.5-101.0 | 98.5-101.0 | ≥98.0 | 98.0-102.0 | ≥98.5 |
Other Polyols % | ≤1.0 | ≤2.0 | - | ≤2.0 (Related Substances) | ≤1.0 |
Lossg on Drying % | ≤0.5 (Water) | ≤0.5 (Water) | ≤1.0 | ≤1.0(Water) | ≤0.5 |
Residue on Ignition % | ≤0.1 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.1 | - | ≤0.1 (Sulphated ash) |
Reducing Sugar % | ≤0.3 | ≤0.2 | To pass test(Sugar) | ≤0.2 | ≤0.2 |
Heavy Metal(asPb) % | - | ≤0.001 | ≤0.0005 | - | ≤0.001 |
Nickel % | ≤0.0001 | - | To pass test | ≤0.0001 | ≤0.0002 |
Lead % | ≤0.0001 | - | - | ≤0.00005 | ≤0.0001 |
Acidity or Alkalinity | - | - | - | - | - |
pH | - | - | 5.0-7.0 | - | 5.0-7.0 |
Sulfate(as SO4) % | - | - | ≤0.006 | - | ≤0.02 |
Chloride % | - | - | ≤0.005 | - | ≤0.01 |
Arsenic (as As2O3) % | - | - | ≤0.00013 | - | ≤0.0003 |
Melting Range °C | - | - | 93.0-95.0 | 92-96 | 92-96 |
Conductivity |ìs/cm | - | - | - | ≤20 | - |
Identification Test | To pass test | To pass test | To pass test | Pass A, B and C | - |
Bacterial Endotoxins I.U./g | - | - | - | ≤2.5lu(≥100g/l) ≤4.0lu(≤100g/l) | - |
Bacterial and Funji cfu/g | - | - | - | - | - |
Escherichia Coli | - | - | - | - | - |
Salmonella | - | - | - | - | - |
Organic Volatile Impurities | - | Meets the requirement | - | - | - |
Residual solvents | - | Meets the requirement | - | - | - |
Consult Standard | FCC | USP29 | JP | BP2005 / EP5 | E967 |
XYLITOL