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The Production of Mannitol by Fermentation

Wim Soetaert, Petra Vanhooren, Erick Vandamme

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D-Mannitol is a sugar alcohol with many applications in food, pharmaceuticals, medicine, and chemistry. Mannitol crystallizes in small white needles with a melting point of 165–170°C. Mannitol has a sweet cool taste owing to its high negative heat of solution (−121 kJ/kg). It is about half as sweet as sucrose. Mannitol has a low solubility in water of only 18% (w/v) at 25°C. Especially in alkaline solutions, it is a powerful sequestrant of metallic ions.

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D-Mannitol is a sugar alcohol with many applications in food, pharmaceuticals, medicine, and chemistry. Mannitol crystallizes in small white needles with a melting point of 165–170°C. Mannitol has a sweet cool taste owing to its high negative heat of solution (−121 kJ/kg). It is about half as sweet as sucrose. Mannitol has a low solubility in water of only 18% (w/v) at 25°C. Especially in alkaline solutions, it is a powerful sequestrant of metallic ions.

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D-Mannitol is a sugar alcohol with many applications in food, pharmaceuticals, medicine, and chemistry. Mannitol crystallizes in small white needles with a melting point of 165–170°C. Mannitol has a sweet cool taste owing to its high negative heat of solution (−121 kJ/kg). It is about half as sweet as sucrose. Mannitol has a low solubility in water of only 18% (w/v) at 25°C. Especially in alkaline solutions, it is a powerful sequestrant of metallic ions.

Key concepts: Mannitol, Sugar alcohol, Fermentation, Chemistry, Food science, Sugar, Solubility, Sucrose

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