Dextrose monohydrate

Category: Bakery, Chocolate & Confectionery / Gelato & Ice Cream / Alcohol, Brewing & Distilling / Pharmaceutical Manufacturing / Human Health & Clinical Nutrition / Pet Food Manufacturing / Bio Technology

CAS / E-Number: 5996-10-1

Grade / Standard: Food Grade / FCC / BP/USP/IP — Parenteral / Feed Grade/Reagent Grade

Functions:

• Sweetener, fermentation substrate, browning
• Sweetener — freezing point depression
• pH buffering, water treatment
• IV solution substrate, filler, energy source
• Carbon source for microbial fermentation

Industry Notes:

• Preferred in bread, biscuits, chocolate. Lowers water activity
• Lowers freezing point; prevents iciness; preferred in gelato
• Fermentable sugar; beer, cider, spirits and wine
• Brewing water adjustment for certain beer styles
• Parenteral glucose solutions; IV nutrition
• 5%, 10%, 50% IV dextrose solutions; Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
• Wet pet food processing; dough binder in kibble
• Bacterial and yeast fermentation substrate