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Send EmailSorbitol, Sorbol, Sorbit, Hexahydric Alcohol, E-420, 50-70-4
Molecular Formula (Sorbitol): C6H14O6
Molecular Weight: 182.17 g/mol
Chemical Name: Sorbitol
CAS Number: 50-70-4
Sorbitol is also called glucitol. It is a sugar alcohol found in many foods. It has a sweetness of about 60% of sucrose.
It is a common sugar alcohol used to sweeten medicines, candies, bakery products and chewing gums.
It is a naturally occurring polyol. It is found in fruits such as apples, cherries and apricots. It is a lower calorie sweetener, with 2 calories per gram.
Other Names:
D-Sorbitol
D-Glusitol
Sorbol
Sorbit
L-Gulitol
50-70-4
G-ol
Glucitol,D-
Hexahydric Alcohol
E-420
Physical and Chemical Properties:
It is in white and almost white crystalline powder form. It is odorless. And it has hygroscopic properties.
Sorbitol is available as white hygroscopic powder, crystalline powder, flake or granule in appearance.
Its melting point is 111 ° C.
It has high solubility. Its solubility at 25 ° C is 220 gr/100 Mlt.
Its density is 1.5 gr/cm3.
It forms chelates with extra-valent and trivalent ions in strong acidic and alcohol environments. It is generally chemically inert. Therefore, it is compatible with excipients.
When heated, it emits acidic smoke and produces irritating properties.
Sorbitol Usage Areas :
Among its usage areas are the following applications.
Use in medical products
Use in the manufacture of artificial sweeteners
Use in the manufacture of sugar
Use in diet foods
Use in pharmaceutical applications
It is used as an excipient in drug formulas. In addition, it is widely used in cosmetics and some food products.
It can be widely used in the production of drugs produced to treat constipation. It has a laxative effect. It is used as a gastrointestinal agent in this area.
It acts as a diluent in tablet formulas prepared by wet granulation or direct compression.
It is used as a plasticizing raw material for gelatin in capsule formulations in the pharmaceutical industry. It also has a plasticizing effect in film formulations.
It is used in the production of some toothpastes.
Its sweetening property is used in the manufacture of drugs produced to eliminate cracks in the areola tips and to make these areas look.
It has a moisturizing food additive property in some food products.
It is a diluent chemical in tablet recipes prepared by wet granulation or direct compression.
In order to provide effective protein stabilization, liquid sorbitol is used as an excipient in liquid parenteral biological formulas.
In the pharmaceutical industry, sorbitol is one of the most suitable chemicals for preventing crystallization around the bottle cap of indometacin.
It is used to detect blood flow in the liver.
Other Areas of Use:
Dried fruits are dipped in 70% Sorbitol to give them shine and sweetness.
A disinfectant suitable for teats is produced to eliminate incompatibilities such as bacteria that occur in the udders of dairy animals. Powdered Sorbitol is used in this application. At the same time, chemicals such as Xanthan Gum and Tricalcium Phosphate are used as a thickening agent.
70% liquid sorbitol is used with carbomer in the production of hot and cold complex gels.
It is used in foods to prevent food from drying out and to keep them fresh.
It can be used as a drug dispersant.
Bacteria formation occurs in the udders of lactating and milking animals after these processes. In order to prevent this, it should be disinfected with a disinfectant after each milking and breastfeeding process. It is used in the production of products used in this application. In this way, it leaves a sweet feeling in the udders of the animal.
In the textile industry, it forms a complex with iron, copper and aluminum ions in an alkaline solution. In this way, it is processed for whitening and washing purposes in the textile industry.
It is used in printing rolls in the production of resins.
It is used as a sweetener in the production of chewable tablets.
It is used as a moisturizing agent in the production of semi-moist food. Its liquid form is more suitable for this application.
It is used in the production of toothpaste to give a light taste.
It is used in the formula as a non-reducing sugar in the cooling fluids of vehicle engines. The reason for its use in this area is that the activity of water and the inhibition of crystallization are increased with the increase in Dextrose Equivalent. In this way, water tends to freeze at lower temperatures.
