Sweetners

DMH Anhydrous

DMH Anhydrous

It is key excipient , a carbohydrate source and have nutritional benefits. It is a colorless, odorless white powder that is less sweeter than cane sugar; soluble in water and partially soluble in alcohol. In its crystalline form, this natural sugar has long been used both as a sweetener and as filler for oral dosage forms. Dextrose anhydrous is also known as “Anhydrous dextrose” or “Corn sugar anhydrous” or “Anhydrous sugar”.

Uses:

  • In food industries it is used as sweetener in baked goods, candies, gums, dairy products like some ice-creams and frozen yogurts, canned foods, cured meats.
  • It is used in energy drinks, low calorie beer products as the fermentable carbohydrate source to reduce calories.
  • It is an oral ingestion which can be used in treatment of various diseases and nutrient enhancers. It used as Fillers, Diluents & Binders for tablets, capsules and sachets. As Parenteral Aids / Vaccine Adjuvants it is Suitable for use in cell culture applications. In veterinary industry, glucose may be directly used as drinking agent or applied in various animal drugs as a carrier. As it is Pyrogens free, it is widely used in human and animal’s infusion and injection.
  • Dextrose Anhydrous can be used in the formulation of bath products, cleansing products, eye makeup, skin care products, makeup and hair care products in Cosmetic products.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

PARAMETER STANDARDS
Description White crystalline Powder
Solubility Freely soluble in water, sparingly soluble in ethanol (95%)
Acidity (ml of0.1 N NaOH/6gm) NMT 0.15 ml
Ash Sulphated % NMT 0.10 %
Sulphates NMT 200 ppm
Chlorides ppm NMT 125 ppm
Arsenic (mg/Kg) NMT 1.00 ppm
Heavy Metals NMT 5 ppm
Water content NMT 1.0%
Bacterial Endotoxins NMT 0.5 EU/ml of 5% w/v solution