Crystalline Fructose
Crystalline Fructose, the crystalline form of fructose, a food additive made from corn or sugar (sugar cane), is commonly used as a nutritive Sweetener in foods and beverages. Due to its high sweetness among natural sugars, low Glycemic index and low calories, crystalline fructose is used commonly in health food.
The taste buds in the tongue perceive fructose firstly compared with glucose and sucrose, and the perception disappears rapidly. Fructose does not mask the flavor release of glucose and sucrose as its peak of flavor release appears before glucose and sucrose. As a result, the flavor of beverage will not be improved and/or maintained by the addition of crystalline fructose.
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Health benefits
1. Requires less amount to reach the same sweetness of sucrose for sugar and calorie reduction products
2. Low impact on insulin and blood glucose level. An effective weight management alternative for healthy food
3. Slow energy release, prevents hunger feeling and promotes a reduction in calorie consumption
4. Uses more energy to metabolize fructose versus glucose
5. High concentration sweetening without crystallization risk
6. Prevents the formation of ice crystals and maintains the smooth creamy texture of frozen desserts
7. Improves moisture retention and freshness of baked goods
8. Less impact on microbial growth during shelf life
9. Enhances brown crust and aroma of baked goods
10. Reduces gelatinization temperature and cooking time
11. Improves the taste and flavor profile of food and beverage
12. Improves taste profile for sugar-reduction products
Application of the Crystalline fructose
1. Food
Crystalline fructose is used as a flavor enhancer, flavoring agent or adjuvant, formulation aid, nutritive sweetener, processing aid, solvent or vehicle, stabilizer or thickener and texturizer in food.
2. Bakery
Crystalline fructose has good hygroscopicity and can be used in the processing of foods that need to be moisturized, such as bread and cakes. In the bakery, it can also partially replace sucrose to accelerate Maillard reactions which are the chemical reactions between amino acids and reducing sugars. It produces an attractive brown color and aroma after baking.
3. Beverage
Crystalline fructose is a table sugar substitute as it improves and/or maintains flavor and has a low glycaemic index in beverage. The application such as in dry mix beverages, enhanced or flavored vitamin water, carbonated beverages, sports and energy drinks and etc.
4. Diabetic Food
It is suitable for diabetics as its low glycemic response.
5. Cosmetics
Per the “European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients”, it functions as a humectant agent in cosmetic and personal care products.
Crystalline Fructose analysis
| Product name | Crystalline Fructose |
| Item | Description | Test method |
| Sense | White crystal or crystalline powder，unique smell of product | GB/T 20882.3 |
| Fructose（Dry basis），% | ≥99 | GB/T 20882.3 |
| Loss dry，% | ≤0.5 | GB 5009.3 Vacuum drying |
| pH | 4.0-7.0 | GB/T 20882.6 |
| 5-hydroxymethylfurfural（absorbancy) | ≤0.32 | GB/T 20882.3 |
| Ash,% | ≤0.05 | GB/T 20882.2 |
| Chloride，% | ≤0.01 | GB 20880 |
| Insoluble Particulate matter，mg/kg | ≤20 | GB 20882.4 |
| Sulfur dioxide residue，mg/kg | ≤40 | GB 5009.34 |
| Total Arsenic（As），mg/kg | ≤0.5 | GB 5009.11 |
| Plumbum（Pb ），mg/kg | ≤0.5 | GB 5009.12 |
| Total Plate Count,CFU/g | ≤1000 | GB 4789.2 |
| Colifirm,CFU/g | ≤10 | GB 4789.3 |
| pathogenic bacterium（Salmonella、Staphylococcus aureus） | Negative | GB4789.4 GB4789.10 |
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