Maltol
Introduction
Maltol is an extensively-used fragrance intensifier. It is extensively used in food, beverage, tobacco, brewery, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals industries.
This product is a white crystalline powder, hard candy with a special focus butter aroma in dilute aqueous solution with a strawberry-like aroma flavor. 1 g of product can be dissolved in about 80 milliliters of water, 21 milliliters 95% ethanol, 28 milliliters propylene glycol. Melting point is about 161°C.
Specification
|
Test Item |
Standard |
Results |
|
Appearance |
Colorless sticky liquid |
Confirmed |
|
Odor |
Cool sweet |
Confirmed |
|
Maltitol (dry basis) (ω %) |
≥50.0 |
51.6 |
|
Sorbitol (dry basis) (ω %) |
≤8.0 |
2.6 |
|
Moisture (ω %) |
≤32.0 |
22.5 |
|
Reducing sugar (glucose) (ω %) |
≤0.3 |
0.09 |
|
Residue on ignition (ω %) |
≤0.1 |
0.03 |
|
Sulphate (SO4 mg/kg) |
≤100 |
<100 |
|
Chloride (Cl mg/kg) |
≤50 |
<50 |
|
Nickel (Ni mg/kg) |
≤2 |
0.08 |
|
Lead (Pb mg/kg) |
≤1 |
0.06 |
Application
It is a kind of broad-spectrum synergist, with aroma, solid fragrance, by sweet role,are widely used in food, beverages, tobacco, wine, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and other industries, with obvious results.
