| Form | Powder |
| MF | C6H12O6 |
| MW | 342.296 |
| Melting point | >130° |
| Solubility | Completely miscible in water |
| ITEM | STANDARD |
| Appearance | White or light yellow powder |
| Solubility | Easy soluble in water (80g min in 100ml solution at 20℃) |
| Storage | Put in cool, dry area, well closed container or bag. 15-25℃ and a relative humidity of max 55% is recommended. |
| Shelf life | Typically 24 months unopened |
| Assay, as polydextrose | 90% min |
| 1,6-anhydro-d-glucose | 4.0% max |
| Glucose | 4.0% max |
| Sorbitol | 2.0% max |
| 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and related compounds | 0.1% max |
| Sulfated ash | 0.3% max |
| PH (10% sol.) | 2.5-7.0 |
| Water | 4.0% max |
| Heavy metal | 5mg/kg max |
| Lead | 0.5mg/kg max |
| Total plate count | 1000cfu/g max |
| Yeast | 20cfu/g max |
| Mould | 20cfu/g max |
| Coliforms | 3.0mon/g max |
| Pathogenic bacteria | Negative |
Heath care products:
Polydextrose can be used as the raw and supplementary materials of the healthy food and the carrier of health care products. The reference use volume is 0.5% to 30%.
Food:
Cakes, biscuit, noodles, rice flour, flour, instant noodles, stuffing, meat, etc.The reference use volume is 0.5% to 10%.
Beverage:
Fruit juice, coffee, tea drinks, carbonic acid drinks, bean milk drinks, nutrition drinks, powder drinks, etc.The reference use volume is 0.5% to 3%.
Dairy products:
Milk and flavoring milk, fermenting milk, lactobacillus drinks, brewage milk powder, Yogurt, bean milk powder, etc. The reference use volume is 0.5% to 5%.
Sweet snacks:
Pudding, jelly, etc. The reference use volume is 0.5% to 5%.
Ice snacks:
Ice cream, frozen sucker, ice candy, ice-lolly, jelly, etc. The reference use volume is 0.5% to 5%.
Wines Liquor, beer:
Yellow wine, fruit wine and medicinal liquor to manufacture health care liquor of high level of fibre. Polydextrose can make the foam of beer lasting and delicate. The reference use volume is 0.5% to 5%.
Seasoning Products:
Jam, soy sauce, vinegar, seasoning for hot pot, solid essence, etc. The reference use volume is 0.5% to 5%.
