SPECIFICATION
Appearance | White or almost white crystalline powder or colourless needles |
Appearance of solution | Clear and colorless |
Specific optical rotation | +18.2°- +19.4° |
Iron | ≤5ppm |
Loss on drying | ≤0.1% |
Heavy metals | ≤5ppm |
Residue on ignition | ≤0.05% |
Chromatographic purity | Any individual impurity ≤1.0% |
Total impurities | ≤2.0% |
Assay | ≤0.5% |
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE:

Molecular Formula: C5H10O5
Molecular Weight:150.1
Description:D-Xylose occurs as White or almost white, crystalline powder or colourless needles, it is freely soluble in water, soluble in hot ethanol
Applications
(1)Used as raw material to produce Xylitol after hydrogenation.
(2) Used as non-calorie sweetener in food and soft drink, good for diabetic and obesity patients.
(3) Used in pet feedstuff in some developed countries.
(4) Used for bakery food.
(5) Used for high quality soy-sauce color.
(6) Certain use in light industry and chemical industry.
As an emerging functional food ingredient, D-xylose is widely used in various functional foods due to its excellent processing characteristics and various physiological regulation functions. Its physiological regulation functions mainly include the following aspects:
(1) Regulate the intestinal flora and promote the proliferation of bifidobacteria.
(2) Lower blood pressure, serum cholesterol and blood sugar.
(3) Low calories
(4) Anti-caries
(5) Generate nutrients
Packing :25kg/ kraft paper bag or as per requirement
Storage: Store in a cool dry place.
Minimum Order:100kgs