Products Description Erythritol powder, E968, Cas no.149-32-6, low calorie sweetener, a white slightly sweet crystalline powder manufacturing process from fermentation from sugar in corn. Erythritol is 60% – 70% as sweet as sucrose, soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol. It is used to sweeten a variety of foods and beverages, including in frozen dairy desserts, yogurt, chewing gum, sauces, and hard candies. Basic Analysis Analysis Description Appearance White crystalline granular Assay Content % ≥99.0 Loss on Drying % ≤0.2 Specific Rotation, +84.0 º～+87.5 º Ignited Residue, % ≤0.6 Hydrolysis products, % ≤0.1 Methanol, % ≤0.1% PH(10% aqueous solution) 5.0-7.0 Arsenic (As) % ≤0.20 Cadmium (Cd) < 1,0 mg / kg Lead (Pb) < 2 mg / kg Mercury (Hg) < 0,1 mg / kg Microbial Analysis Total Plate Count ≤ 250 Total Yeast & Mold ≤ 50 Coliforms ≤ 3 E. Coli Negative Salmonella Negative Application Erythritol used in Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Health & Personal care products, Agriculture/Animal Feed/Poultry. Erythritol is used as a natural sweetener, erythritol is about 60 – 80% as sweet as sucrose (sugar). The application of Erythritol such as in candies, chewing gum, chocolates, yogurts, fillings, jellies, jams, beverages, and a sugar substitute. Kosher Certified Erythritol is an artificial sweetener manufactured through chemical synthesis. As a artificial low calorie sweetener, Erythritol is general recognized as Kosher classified as Parve. Gluten Free Erythritol is gluten free and widely used in gluten free food used as an artificial sweetener in products such as chewing gum, fruit spreads, jams, processed fruit, processed vegetables, candy, beverages, coffee, tea and salad dressing. Halal Certified Erythritol is an artificial sweetener manufactured through chemical synthesis. As a synthesized chemical, Erythritol is general recognized as halal.