Sweetener Sorbitol

Sorbitol 70% Solution

Gulshan Polyols Limited is one of the largest manufacturers of Sorbitol (also known as D- Glucitol) with a capacity of 70000 MTPA in India. GPL's Sorbitol 70% facility is an ISO 9001:2008, HACCP, OU-Kosher, Halal and FASSAI certified company.

It also meets IP, BP and USP grade specifications. Strict quality standards are maintained through in-house fully equipped QC & QA lab along with separate microbiology laboratory, equipped with latest HPLC machines.

GPL's Starch Derivative facility is located at the Jhagadia Industrial Estate in Gujarat. It has a complete integrated set of operations from Corn, Starch, Dextrose, Sorbitol. It also has a 4 MW Captive Power Plant to fulfill its power needs. The plant has international quality equipment and technology, capable to produce Crystalline and Non-Crystalline grades of Sorbitol. The company has invested substantially in Effluent Treatment Measures, making itself eco-friendiy. GPL lays great emphasis on R&D activities to meet its customer's ever-changing needs.

Uses

Sweetener:

Sorbitol is a sugar substitute. It may be listed under the inactive ingredients listed for some foods and products. Its INS number and E number is 420.

Laxative

Sorbitol can be used as a non-stimulant laxative via an oral suspension.

Medical applications

Sorbitol is used in bacterial culture media to distinguish the pathogenic of E. coli, as it is usually incapable of fermenting sorbitol, but 93% of known E. coli strains are capable of doing so.

Health care, food, and cosmetic uses

Sorbitol often is used in modern cosmetics as a humectant and thickener. Sorbitol also is used in mouthwash and toothpaste. Some transparent gels can be made only with sorbitol, as it has a refractive index sufficiently high for transparent formulations.

It is also used frequently in "sugar free" chewing gum. Sorbitol sometimes is used as a sweetener and humectant in cookies and other foods that are not identified as "dietary" items.

Miscellaneous uses

Oral Care & Cosmetics: Toothpaste, Mouthwash, Creams, Ointments, Lotions, Shaving Creams & Shampoo

Pharmaceuticals: Liquid Syrups , Suspensions & Soft Gel Capsules

Food & Beverage: Candies, Energy drinks / Diet Chocolates, Biscuits Cakes & Pastries, Chewing Gums, Enzymes, ice Creams, Fruit Jams Halwa

Industrial Applications: Sorbitol Esters, Polyether Polyols for Rigid Polyurethane Foams, Alkyd Resins, Melamine & Phenolic Resins

Others : Tobacco, Papers, Mortars & Concrete