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Sorbitol Price Trends
Procurement Resource provides latest prices of Sorbitol. Each price database is tied to a user-friendly graphing tool dating back to 2014, which provides a range of functionalities: configuration of price series over user defined time period; comparison of product movements across countries; customisation of price currencies and unit; extraction of price data as excel files to be used offline.
Chart Description:
Procurement Resource provides prices of Sorbitol Syrup for several regions around the globe, which are as follows:
- North America
- South America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Middle East
- Africa
About Sorbitol:
Sorbitol is a polyhydric (six-carbon) sugar alcohol which occurs naturally in some fruits and plants. Sorbitol is used as a sugar substitute as it has one-third fewer calories with 60 % the sweetening activity of sucrose. As it provides half the sweetness of sucrose with fewer calories, it is widely used as a sweetener. It is produced synthetically from glucose.
Synonyms:
- D-sorbitol
- D-glucitol
- 50-70-4
- Glucitol
Chemical Formula of Sorbitol:
- C6H14O6
- Molecular Weight:
- 182.17 g/mol
Industrial use:
- Cryoprotectant additive
- Sweetening agent
- Beverages (diet drinks)
- Chewing gums
- Cosmetics and personal care
- Pharmaceutical formulations
- Thickener
- Mouthwash
- Toothpaste
- Rocket fuel (if used with potassium nitrate)
Production Processes:
- Production of Sorbitol via Hydrogenation.
This process includes batchwise hydrogenation of aqueous glucose solution with the help of catalysts such as the nickel and ruthenium, forming crude sorbitol. The resulting crude sorbitol is further purified to obtain its desired form
Procurement Resource also provides the production cost analysis of Sorbitol.
Supplier Database:
- Cargill, Incorporated
- Ingredion, Incorporated
- Tereos Starch & Sweeteners
- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
- Roquette Frères SA
- Tate & Lyle PLC
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Methodology:
The displayed pricing data is derived through weighted average purchase price, including contract and spot transactions at the specified locations unless otherwise stated. The information provided comes from the compilation and processing of commercial data officially reported for each nation (i.e. government agencies, external trade bodies, and industry publications).