Description

D-Sorbitol is a versatile sugar alcohol widely used as a multi-functional ingredient and intermediate. Its primary value lies in its excellent humectant, sweetening, and texturizing properties, making it a key component in formulations requiring moisture control and stability. This product is essential for manufacturers in the food, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries seeking a reliable, high-quality bulk ingredient.

Application

• Food & Beverage Industry: Used as a low-calorie sweetener, humectant, texturizer, and anti-crystallizing agent in sugar-free confectionery, baked goods, and beverages.
• Pharmaceuticals: Serves as an excipient in syrups and chewable tablets for its sweet taste and as a humectant in liquid formulations. Also used as a starting material in the synthesis of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
• Cosmetics & Personal Care: Acts as an effective humectant and skin conditioning agent in creams, lotions, toothpastes, and mouthwashes.
• Chemical Synthesis: A valuable chiral building block and feedstock for producing surfactants, alkyd resins, and other derivatives.
• Industrial Applications: Employed in paper, textile, and leather processing as a softening and conditioning agent.

Basic Information

Product Name	D-Sorbitol
CAS No.	550-70-4
Molecular Formula	C6H14O6
Molecular Weight	182.17 g/mol
Synonyms	D-Glucitol; Sorbitol; D-Sorbit; (2S,3R,4R,5R)-Hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol; L-Gulitol; Sorbogem; Sorbo; Glucitol; Neo-Sorbit
EINECS	208-061-5

Quality Control

Our D-Sorbitol is produced and tested under a stringent quality management system to ensure batch-to-batch consistency and compliance with major pharmacopoeial standards, including USP-NF, Ph. Eur., and FCC for food-grade applications. Each lot is accompanied by a comprehensive Certificate of Analysis (COA) detailing purity, identity, and impurity profiles. We are committed to supplying material that meets the rigorous demands of GMP and ISO-certified manufacturing environments.

Storage

Preserve in a tightly closed container, protected from light. Store in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area at controlled room temperature (15-25°C). This product is hygroscopic (moisture-sensitive); the original container must be kept tightly sealed after each use to prevent caking and absorption of atmospheric moisture.

Specification

Item	Specification
Appearance	White crystalline powder or granules
Identification (IR)	Conforms
Assay (HPLC)	≥ 98.0%
Specific Rotation	[α]20/D: +4.0° to +7.0°
Water Content (KF)	≤ 1.0%
Reducing Sugars	≤ 0.3%
Total Heavy Metals	≤ 10 ppm
Residue on Ignition	≤ 0.1%

Note: Specifications can be tailored. Please contact us for the detailed technical data sheet of a specific grade.