D-psicose

D-Psicose (CAS 551-68-8), also known commercially as Allulose, is a rare low-calorie monosaccharide approved as a sweetener in food and beverage applications.

Where is D-psicose used?

• Food and beverage: sucrose replacement in soft drinks, yogurts, baked goods and confectionery where caloric reduction is a labeling priority
• It participates in Maillard browning reactions, allowing comparable color and texture development without conventional sugar's caloric load.
• Improves gelling and foaming in baked goods.
• Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical: excipient in dietary supplements targeting blood glucose management and metabolic health
• Biotechnology: substrate in enzymatic synthesis studies and rare sugar production process development

Good to know: It delivers approximately 70% of the sweetness of sucrose while contributing negligible metabolizable calories.

Typical specification

• Crystalline grade: assay at least 98.5% on a dry basis.
• Loss on drying not more than 1.0%.
• Ash content not more than 0.1%.
• pH between 3.0 and 7.0.
• Provides 0.4 kcal/g, about 10% of the calories of common sugar.

Regulatory status

• Received Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status from the FDA in 2011.
• The Allulose Novel Food Consortium submitted a simultaneous application to the European Commission and the UK Food Standards Agency to speed up novel food authorisation.

Storage, packaging and handling

• A 20-foot container holds a maximum of 19 MT without pallets or 18 MT with pallets.

Frequently asked questions about D-psicose

What forms of D-psicose are available on the market?

The supplier's current database lists crystalline allulose and allulose syrup.

How does the water solubility of D-psicose affect its use in food and beverage compositions?

D-psicose is water-soluble and highly water-soluble, facilitating integration into various food and beverage compositions.

What microbiological criteria apply to D-psicose?

Microbiological criteria include absence of Salmonella in 25 g.

Technical content is compiled and updated by the SoleChem product team from public technical sources; the certificate of analysis (COA) governs product-specific specifications.