(Sweetening agent)
by Muby Chem
Muby Chem operates a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that produces Sucrose, renowned for its exceptional purity and efficacy. This compound is particularly valuable in the pharmaceutical industry.
Our advanced technology ensures the production of Sucrose with exceptional purity and quality, making it an ideal choice for use in the pharmaceutical industry.
Applications: MOLSUGAR™ SUC is a naturally occurring disaccharide used primarily as a sweetening agent in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical formulations. Formulated into syrups, oral liquids, chewable tablets, lozenges, and powders to improve sweetness, palatability, and mouthfeel. It may also be used as a bulking agent, binder, or coating ingredient in solid dosage forms. It also provides a readily available source of carbohydrate energy in nutritional and oral rehydration formulations.
| # | PROPERTY | TYPICAL VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAS No | 57-50-1 |
| 2 | Molecular Formula | C12H22O11 |
| 3 | Molecular Weight | 342.3 g/mol |
| # | TEST | SPECIFICATION - IP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Description | It occurs an almost white, or colorless crystals, dry crystalline powder. |
| 2 | Identification Test (A) Test (B) |
(A) Infrared absorption spectrophotometry (B) An orange precipitate is produced immediately. |
| 3 | Solubility | It is very soluble in water; freely soluble in ethanol (70%); practically insoluble in ethanol. |
| 4 | Acidity and alkalinity | Not more than 0.6 mL of 0.01 M sodium hydroxide is required to change the color of the solution pink. |
| 5 | Specific optical rotation | +65.9° to +67.0° determined in a 10% w/v solution. |
| 6 | Barium | Any opalescence is not more than that of a mixture of 1 mL of distilled water and 10 mL of solution A. |
| 7 | Calcium | The solution remains clear for at least 1 minute. |
| 8 | Sulfites | A blue color develops. |
| 9 | Dextrins | The solution remains yellow or becomes faint bluish green. |
| 10 | Glucose and invert sugar | The blue color does not disappear completely. Ignore any blue color at the air/solution interface. |
| 11 | Coloring matter Test (A) Test (B) |
(A) No unpleasant odor is detectable. (B) Any fluorescence is not more intense than of a solution containing 0.4µg/mL of quinine sulphate in 0.005 M sulphuric acid. |
| 12 | Sulphated ash | Not more than 0.1%. |
| 13 | Loss on drying | Not more than 0.1%. |
MOLSUGAR™ SUC is packed in HDPE bag or HDPE drum with double PE liners inside and is provided with a barcoded label and a tamper-evident seal.
The shelf life is 3 years. Preserve in tight containers.