Lactitol
CAS Number: 585-86-4
Chemical Formula: C12H24O11
Synonyms: 4-β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucitol 4-O-B-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-D-GLUCITOL MONOHYDRATE Lactnol
Appearance: White Powder
MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity):1 FCL (Full Container Load)
Products Description
Lactitol is a disaccharide sugar alcohol synthesized from lactose via selective reduction of the glucose unit. It does not occur naturally and offers approximately 40% of the sweetness of sucrose. In vitro tests using enzyme mixtures with galactosidase show that lactitol is hydrolyzed extremely slowly. Tests with human intestinal biopsy specimens confirm that human intestinal mucosa shows almost no disaccharidase activity toward lactitol. Hydrolytic rates for lactitol and isomalt are just 1.3% of those for lactose and isomaltulose, respectively. Parallel tests using intestinal preparations from germ‑free and conventional pigs show comparable outcomes. These findings confirm lactitol as the most slowly digested disaccharide sugar alcohol.
Chemical Properties
| Item | Value |
| Melting point | 146° |
| alpha | D23 +14° c = 4 in water |
| Boiling point | 788.5±60.0 °C Predicted |
| density | 1.69±0.1 g/cm3 Predicted |
| storage temp. | Hygroscopic Refrigerator under inert atmosphere |
| solubility | Slightly soluble in ethanol 95% and ether Soluble 1 in 1.75 of water at 20°C 1 in 1.61 at 30°C 1 in 1.49 at 40°C 1 in 1.39 at 50°C |
| pka | 12.84±0.70 Predicted |
| form | Solid |
| color | White to Off-White |
| Odor | odorless |
| Optical Rotation | [α]/D 14.5±1.5° c =1 in H2O |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions | SKIN CONDITIONING HUMECTANT |
| InChI | InChI=1/C12H24O11/c13-1-4(16)7(18)11(5(17)2-14)23-12-10(21)9(20)8(19)6(3-15)22-12/h4-21H,1-3H2/t4-,5+,6+,7+,8-,9-,10+,11+,12-/s3 |
| InChIKey | VQHSOMBJVWLPSR-PHBIKYJVNA-N |
| SMILES | [C@@H]1([C@H](O)[C@H]([C@@H](O)[C@@H](CO)O1)O)O[C@H]([C@H](O)CO)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)CO |
| LogP | -3.11 |
Safety Information
| Item | Value |
| Hazardous Substances Data | 585-86-4 Hazardous Substances Data |
Product Application
Lactitol serves as a non‑cariogenic sucrose substitute in food and confectionery products. It is also widely used as a diluent in solid pharmaceutical dosage forms. Both direct‑compression grades and direct‑compression blends of lactose and lactitol are commercially available.
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