Crystalline fructose is a nutritive sweetness widely used in food and beverages. It's main merits are low glycemic index, high natural sweetness potency, fruity flavor enhancement, non-insulin depended on digestion and many more. It's main index are as follows: 1. Appearance: white crystal powder, sweet taste 2. Moisture/(%): 0.5Max 3. PH: 4.0-7.0 4. Fructose content (on dry basis)/(%): 98.0-102.0 5. Hydroxymethy furfural,% (by absorbance analysis): 0.32Max 6. Ignition residue/(%): 0.05Max 7. Lead mg/kg: 0.1Max 8. Arsenic,(As)(mg/kg): 0.5Max 9. Copper,(Cu,mg/kg): 5.0Max 10. Chloride/(%): 0.010 Max 11. SO2,g/kg: 0.04Max It's main properties and benefits: 1. Clean, non-lingering taste with rapid onset: To be a good sugar substitute 2. Sweetness potency of 1.2-1.7 times that of sucrose: Requiring less to achieve the same sweetness as table sugar, thus supporting sugar reduction and ensuring significant calorie-savings 3. Very low GI: An effective weight management alternative for manufacturers of health food and beverages 4. Slow energy release(slow conversion to glucose): Sweetener of choice for diabetics, athletes, and health-conscious consumers 5. Lowering freezing point: Prevents the formation of ice crystals and maintains a smooth and creamy texture to ice creams and other frozen foods 6. High solubility: Ideal for high concentration sweetening without the risk of crystallization 7. Low water activity: Improves shelf life and increases microbial stability Applications of Crystalline Fructose: Beverages, sport drinks, ice-cream, sorbets, jam, jellies, baked goods, yoghurt dairy desert and baby food, etc.
