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DESCRIPTION:
Synonyms: D-Glucose; Glucose; Corn Sugar
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Molecular Formula:C6H12O6
Formula weight:180.16
Dextrose occurs as white, crystalline granules or as a granular powder. It is purified and crystallized D-glucose. It is anhydrous or contains one molecule of water of crystallization. It is freely soluble in water, very soluble in boiling water, and slightly soluble in alcohol.
Function:
Nutritive sweetener; humectant; texturizing agent.
Specification:
Assay: Not less than 99.5% and not more than 100.5% of reducing sugar content (dextrose equivalent), expressed as Dglucose, calculated on the dried basis.
Arsenic: Not more than 1 mg/kg.
Chloride: Not more than 0.018%.
Lead: Not more than 0.1 mg/kg.
Loss on Drying: Anhydrous: Not more than 2.0%; Monohydrate: Not more than 10.0%.
Optical (Specific) Rotation: 25°: Between +52.6° and +53.2° after drying.
Residue on Ignition: Not more than 0.1%.
Starch: Passes test.
Sulfur Dioxide:Not more than 0.002%.