Neohesperidin is a new natural nutritive sweetener extracted from the dried young fruit of the lime and its cultivated varieties or sweet orange of the Brassicaceae family. The following is a detailed description of Neohesperidin:
1. Basic Information
English name: Neohesperidin
CAS No.: 13241-33-3
Molecular Formula: C28H34O15
Molecular weight: 610.5606
Alias: Neohesperidin, citrus fruit glycoside, orange peel glycoside, new Chenpi glycoside
Appearance: White, off-white or light yellow powder or crystalline powder.
2. Physicochemical properties
Melting point: 236237℃ (some information also indicates that the melting point is 239243℃)
Solubility: insoluble in water, soluble in alkaline water and hot water, soluble in hot ethanol, pyridine, dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethyl formamide, insoluble in ether.
Chemical reaction: brown color when encountering ferric chloride, red color when reduced by magnesium and hydrochloric acid. It does not precipitate when carbon dioxide is passed in alkali solution. When hydrolyzed with 2% hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid, it produces 1 molecule each of cellulose, glucose and rhamnose.
3. Uses
Sweetener: New Hesperidin dihydrochalcone (NHDC) obtained after hydrogenation, the sweetness can be up to 1500~2000 times of sucrose, widely used in fruit juices, fruit wines, beverages, pastries, and pharmaceutical formulations of sweeteners (corrective agents), especially suitable for diabetic patients as food.
Medicinal value: Hesperidin can be used to treat capillary fragility and plasma protein hyperpermeability, often used as a vitamin or vitamin P to protect capillary permeability. In addition, neohesperidin has the ability to lower blood pressure and body temperature and enhance antioxidant properties.