Erythritol

CAS No.: 149-32-6
chemical Name: meso-Erythritol, ,2,3,4-butanetetrol,antierythrite,erythrite,erythritol,erythroglucin,erythrol,l-erythritol, paycite.

Erythritol is a new natural low-cal biologic fermentation sweetener, which exists in many kinds of fruits, vegetables and animal tissues etc. Chemical name: 1,2,3,4-Butanetetraol, molecular formula : C4H10O4, molecular weight: 122.12.

Erythritol’s sweet degree is about seventy percent of cane sugar, the caloric coefficient is 0.2kcal/g (some Countries approve as Zero), only 1/20 caloric ability compared with cane sugar and 1/15 caloric ability compared with xylitol. It feels pleasant cool. Erythritol has good biologic tolerance, the max human tolerance of erythritol is 2.7-4.4 times of sorbitol and 2.2-2.7 times of xylitol. Erythritol can’t be degraded by enzyme, so it is very suitable for patients suffering diabetes, obesity, hypertension, cardiac disease because of no catabolism. Because it has the characteristic of resisting streptococcus eroding tooth enamel, it can resist decayed tooth effectively.

Erythritol has white crystal appearance, low hygroscopic capacity, high deliquescent and endothermal capacity, has the medium solubility, low solution mucosity and also has the better character of freezing point falling and boiling point rising. It also has high crystalline property and better liquidity. Its solution has better heat-resistance and acid-resistance.

SPECIFICATION OF ERYTHRITOL

Item	Specifications
Appearance	White crystallized Powder
Purity	≥99%
Melting Point	118℃-122℃
Heavy metals	≤0.5ppm
Loss on drying	≤0.20%
Arsenic	≤2ppm
Viable counts	2 ppm max
Total germs	<300cfu/g
Coliform organism	Negative