Applications and Uses of D-Xylose

D-Xylose is a sugar widely used as diabetic sweetener in food and beverage. As a diabetic sweetener, D-Xylose can be used in a wide variety of industries including: food production, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and various other industries.

D-Xylose is a colorless to white crystalline powder that is used in food products such as breads, butter, and beverage industry as flavoring agent and sweetener. Specifically, D-Xylose is used to sweeten products intended for use by obese and diabetic customers because it is a non-caloric sweetener. It has a cool and refreshing taste and has the same sweetness as sucrose, and it is often used to sweeten a wide variety of foods and beverages such as spices, meat products, butter, etc.

D-Xylose is a sugar widely used as diabetic sweetener in food and beverage. It is a sugar first isolated from wood, and named for it. Xylose is classified as a monosaccharide of the aldopentose type, which means that it contains five carbon atoms and includes a formyl functional group. It is derived from hemicellulose, one of the main constituents of biomass. Like most sugars, it can adopt several structures depending on conditions. With its free carbonyl group, it is a reducing sugar.

Crystalline D-Xylose

D-Xylose in Food Production

D-Xylose is widely used as sweetener, nutrition supplements in food production.

ㆍAs diabetic sweetener, nutrition supplements and auxiliary therapeutic agents: in diabetic food to improve nutrition value and sweetness.

ㆍAs sweetener: in Low-sugar foods and condiment to enhance flavor.

D-Xylose in Beverage

D-Xylose is widely used as sweetener in beverage.

ㆍAs sweetener: in low-sugar drink to enhance flavor.

D-Xylose in Pharmaceutical

D-Xylose is widely used as intermediate in Pharmaceutical.

ㆍAs intermediate: in medicine manufacturing .

D-Xylose in Cosmetics

D-Xylose is widely used as humectant in Cosmetics.

ㆍAs humectant: in cleanser, beauty creams and lotions to maintain the moisture.

D-Xylose in Agriculture/Animal Feed

D-Xylose is also widely used in flavour and pet food applications such as Maillard reaction flavours and pet food palatability enhancers.

D-Xylose in Other Industries

D-Xylose is widely used as intermediate in various other industries.

As intermediate: in manufacturing of various organic chemicals.

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