Detailed Product Description

Glucono-Delta-Lactone

1Physical and Chemical characteristics,

GDL, white crystalline powder, almost odorless, freely soluble in water(60g/ml),has a slightly sweet taste, then sour, sparingly soluble in ethyl alcohol(1g/100ml),almost insoluble ether. Upon addition to water readily forms an mixture of the lactone gdl and gluconic acid.1% solution ph is 3.5,after 2H,PH is 2.5,about 153 decomposition  

Molecular formula    C₆H₁₀O₆

Molecular weight     178.14

Structural formula

2Quality standard FCCIV/USP24/E575

3.Uses

GDL is a kind of excellent multifunctional food additive. It is mainly used as protein

coagulant, acidifier, expander, preservative, seasonings, chelating agent, colour-preserver

,etc. it is widely applied to food, daily chemical industry, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics. Plastic and resinxous modification, electrodeposition and polish, metal-surface cleaning and organic synthesis, etc.

For fish and prawn 0.1g/kg, residue is not more than 0.01 mg/kg;
For sausage, fish meat paste, grape juice, bean product, the max dosage is 3.0g/kg;
It can work with sodium bicarbonate in the ration of 2:1 to make cracker, bread and cake, the dosage is 0.13% of weight of flour .It is made of starch, is not-toxic and harmless to

Human.