1. What is food grade glycerin

Food-grade glycerin refers to glycerin that can be added during food processing, and generally refers to glycerin with a national food additive certificate with a content of ≥99.7%.

Glycerin is also glycerol, molecular formula: C3H8O3, is a transparent colorless, odorless, sweet taste, transparent viscous liquid appearance. It can absorb moisture from the air, hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen cyanide and sulfur dioxide. It can be miscible with water and ethanol, and its aqueous solution is neutral.

Glycerin is divided into natural glycerin, crude glycerin and refined glycerin. Food grade glycerin is a kind of refined glycerin, the purity is generally 99.5%+.

2. The role of food grade glycerin

It has the effects of locking water, moisturizing, color protection, antibacterial, and acid suppression.

3. Application of food grade glycerin

Taking SINOFO's customers as examples, sweeteners and humectants are commonly used in the food processing industry to give food a smooth and delicious taste, maintain a soft texture and prolong the shelf life.

Food-grade glycerin can also be used as a lubricant for food processing and packaging machinery, it can remove bitterness and astringency in beverages to improve taste, and it can be used as a solvent, hygroscopic agent and vehicle in the food industry.