Corn Derivatives

Liquid Glucose

Liquid Glucose is an aqueous solution of nutritive saccharide obtained by starch hydrolysis, by using Corn and Rice as raw material, which is purified and concentrated to required solids. It is usually odourless and colourless viscous liquid, which is processed and stored under hygienic conditions. The properties of Liquid Glucose are directly related to the DE (Dextrose Equivalent) and so are its effects and flavour, freezing point depression and osmotic pressure.

Features of Liquid Glucose:

Prevents crystallization
Improvise brightness & transparency
Reduce sweetness in candies
Enhanced crispiness & moistness
Shapes the frozen desserts due to lower freezing point
High degree of sweetening power, relative to sucrose.

Applications of Liquid Glucose:

Sweetener: Liquid Glucose is an ideal additive for sweets, confectionary, biscuits, Ice creams, Jams, Jellies & preserves pastries, due to its moderate sweetness & nutritive value. It also forms the base of artificial honey.

Pharmaceutical: It is a valuable ingredient of cough syrups and other vitamin based tonics. It is also used as a granulating agent, for tablet coatings.

Others:

Tobacco industry uses liquid glucose to impart flavour, texture & stability in chewing tobacco & cigarettes.
In the leather industry, Liquid Glucose is used in the tanning process for pliability and to add body to the leather.
In shoe polish, the addition of 5% - 10% Liquid Glucose prevents it from caking and helps give a quicker & better shine.