Description
As a temperature regulator for toothpaste, cosmetics and tobacco, sorbitol is a substitute for glycerin. It has mild thermal insulation and better taste than glycerin. Sorbitol can be used together with other moisturizers to obtain synergistic effect. Sorbitol is used as an excipient, moisturizer and antifreeze in toothpaste, and the addition amount can reach 25 ~ 30%, which can keep the paste lubricated, with good color and taste; Sorbitol, as an anti drying agent (instead of glycerol) in cosmetics, can enhance the extensibility and lubricity of emulsifier and is suitable for long-term storage; Sorbitan is widely used in cosmetic industry because of its small skin irritation.
Adding sorbitol to food can prevent food from cracking and keep food fresh and soft. Using sorbitol in bread and cake has obvious effect. Shanli sugar alcohol has low sweetness and dry sugar. It is not used by some bacteria. It is an important raw material for the production of sugar free candy and various anti caries foods. It can also be used as sweeteners and nutritional agents for diabetics. Sorbitol contains no aldehyde group and is not easy to be oxidized. When added, sorbitol does not produce Maillard reaction with amino acids. Sorbitol has certain physiological activity and can prevent the degeneration of carotenoids, edible fat and protein. Adding sorbitol to concentrated cattle can prolong the shelf life and improve the color, flavor and flavor of small intestine. Sorbitol has obvious stability and long-term preservation effect on fish sauce. Sorbitol also has the same effect in jam preserves. Sorbitol, as a nutritional sweetener, emulsifier, wetting agent, chelating agent and stabilizer, is a special sweetener with moisturizing function, which can be used in pastries with an dosage of 5.0g/kg; The dosage in surimi and its products is 0.5g/kg. Sorbitol can be used as a water retaining agent for aquatic products such as grilled fish fillets and squid shreds, with 21% sugar + 35% alcohol + 100% compound salt, which can effectively reduce the water activity of fish fillets and improve the activity of Ca ATPase. Sorbitol can also be used as defoamer in sugar making process, brewing process and bean product process. It can be used in an appropriate amount according to production needs. Sorbitol can also be used to moisturize candy, chewing gum and raisins, and to thicken and preserve the fragrance of wine and cool drinks. Sorbitol can be used as the raw material for the production of vitamin C: sorbitol can also be used as the raw material for syrup, injection, infusion and pharmaceutical tablet pressing. Sorbitol can be used as drug dispersant, filler, cryoprotectant, anti crystallization agent, traditional Chinese medicine stabilizer, wetting agent, capsule plasticizer and sweetener. Soft camp matrix, etc. The dehydrated sorbitol ester produced by nitration of sorbitol is a drug for the treatment of coronary heart disease. As a diuretic dehydrating agent, sorbitol is used to treat brain edema and increased intracranial pressure, and increased intraocular pressure in the treatment of glaucoma. Sorbitol is also used for edema with normal heart and kidney function and oliguria
