Liquid Glucose pack size is 300 kg net weight barrels
Facts about Liquid Glucose
· High viscosity, humidity, sweetness and pervasion.
· Does not crystallize on storage and prevents crystallization of sucrose in combined syrups.
· Lowers freezing point.
· Keeps food products soft and fresh
· Excellent food preservative
· Provides body and cohesiveness
· Emulsion stabilizer.
Applications of Liquid Glucose
· Sweetener: Liquid Glucose is an ideal additive for sweets, confectionary, biscuits, ice creams, jams, jellies, preserves pastries & liquors due to it's moderate sweetness & nutritive value. It also forms the base of artificial honey.
· Pharmaceutical: It is a valuable ingredient of cough syrups and other vitamin based tonics. It is also used as a granulating agent, for tablet coatings.
· Others: Tobacco, Leather, Shoe Polish, etc : Tobacco industry uses liquid glucose to impart flavour, texture & stability in chewing tobacco & cigarettes. In the leather industry, Liquid Glucose is used in the tanning process for pliability and to add body to the leather. In shoe polish, the addition of 5% - 10% Liquid Glucose prevents it from caking and helps give a quicker & better shine. Liquid glucose is also used as a raw material for gluconic acid, kojic acid and citric acid.
Technical Specification
Description Clear Colorless viscous liquid, sweet in taste, Free from foreign matter
Dry Solids % 80-87
Dextrose Equivalent (% on DB) 38-44
pH of 50% Solution 4.5-5.5
Sulphated Ash (max) 0.2%
Sulphur Dioxide ppm 400 max.
Sulphur Dioxide Free Glucose (ppm) 40 max.
Arsenic ppm 1 max.
Copper ppm 5 max.
Lead ppm 5 max.