Xylit

C 5 H 12 O 5

M.W. 152.15

DESCRIPTION

APPEARANCE

White, crystalline powder

ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES

Practically odorless with cool and very sweet taste

PHYSICAL DATA

ASSAY (HPLC)

98.5% min. 101.0% max.

MELTING RANGE

92 - 96° C

PARTICLE SIZE

>100mesh (typically, see remark)

pH (10% w/v aq.)

5 - 7

SOLUBILITY

Soluble in water and sparingly soluble in ethanol

LOSS ON DRYING

<0.5% (0.5g of sample in vacuum over phosphorus at 60 ? C for 4 hours)

SULPHATED ASH

< 0.1%

REDUCING SUGARS

< 0.2%

OTHER POLYHYDRIC ALCOHOLS

< 1%

NICKEL

< 2mg/kg

ARSENIC

< 3mg/kg

LEAD

< 1mg/kg

HEAVY METALS

< 10mg/kg

CHLORIDES

< 100mg/kg

SULPHATES

< 200mg/kg

MICROBIOLOGY

Total plate count

<100 cfu/g

Yeast and moulds

< 10 cfu/g

E. coli

Absent in 10g

Salmonella

Absent in 25g

Total coliforms

Absent in 1g

Staphylococcus aureus

Absent in 10g

Foreign matters, Contaminants

Absent

NUTRITIONAL VALUE

Energy

300kcal/100g

Protein

0g/100g

Carbohydrate

100.0g/100g

Fat

0g/100g

Sodium

1mg/100g

USES

As sweetener in flavors; in oral care products; as oral and intravenous nutrient; in anticaries preparations etc.

SAFETY DATA

Material Safety Data Sheet available upon request

LAST UPDATE

February 2005