TREHALOSE
New specifications prepared at the 55th JECFA (2000) and published in FNP 52 Add 8 (2000). An ADI "not specified" was established at the 55th JECFA (2000).
SYNONYMS alpha,alpha-trehalose
DEFINITION A non-reducing disaccharide consisting of two glucose moieties joined together by an alpha-1,1 glucosidic bond. It is made from liquefied starch by a multistep enzymatic process. The commercial product is the dihydrate.
Chemical names alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside, dihydrate
C.A.S. number 6138-23-4
Chemical formula C12H22O11 · 2H2O
Formula weight 378.33
Assay Not less than 98% on the dry basis
DESCRIPTION White or almost white crystals
FUNCTIONAL USESTexturizer, stabilizer, humectant, sweetener
