Neohesperidin is a new type of nutritive sweetener extracted from Citrus aurantium dulcis, which is described in detail below:
1. Basic information
Chinese name: Neohesperidin
English name: Neohesperidin
Alias: Neohesperidin, citrus fruit glycoside, orange peel glycoside, new Chenpi glycoside
CAS No.: 13241-33-3
2. Chemical Classification: Flavonoids
Source: Fruit of Lime, family Rutaceae.
Physical and Chemical Properties
Appearance: White crystalline powder or white needle-like crystals (recrystallised from dilute ethanol or dilute acetic acid)
Melting point: 236~237°C
Solubility: soluble in hot water, soluble in hot ethanol, insoluble in ether.
Chemical reaction: brown when encountering ferric chloride, red when reduced by magnesium and hydrochloric acid, does not precipitate in alkaline solution with carbon dioxide, hydrolysis with 2% hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid produces cellulose, glucose, rhamnose, each of which is 1 molecule.
3. The scope of application
Food industry: the sweetness of new hesperidin is 1500~2000 times of sucrose, widely used in fruit juice, fruit wine, beverage, pastry and other food sweeteners (flavour enhancers), especially suitable for diabetic patients as food.
Medicine and health care: Hesperidin has the effect of healing capillary fragility and reducing protein permeability in plasma, once known as maintaining capillary permeability vitamin or vitamin P.