What Is The Effect Of Sorbitol
Apr 24, 2021
Application:
It can be used as food additive, to improve the moisture retention of food, or as thickener. It can be used as sweetener, as usual in the manufacture of sugar free gum. It is also used as moisturizer and excipient for cosmetics and toothpaste, and can be used as glycerin substitutes. It is also the main raw material for vitamin C production.
side effect:
Excessive sorbitol intake can cause some gastrointestinal problems, such as stomach pain, flatulence and diarrhea of different degrees. Sorbitol may also aggravate irritable bowel syndrome and fructose malabsorbation.
Even if there is no sorbitol in diet, human cells can be synthesized; For diabetic patients, over synthesis of sorbitol can damage cells.
Sorbitol is a hexanol, which can be metabolized slowly. The molecular formula c6h14 O6 of sorbitol is similar to that of monosaccharide, and can be obtained by reducing the aldehyde group of glucose to hydroxyl group.
