Product Description

Description: Dihydrochalcones are obtained by hydrogenation of neohesperidin. Dihydrochalcone neohesperidin is 1,**0 to 1,**0 times sweeter than sugar with similar concentration (although the sweetness decreases with increasing concentrations of neohesperidin dihichalcone). Organoleptic properties are different from the sugar. A slight decline in the perception of sweetness and a pleasant aftertaste intake (similar to menthol). Sweet profile allows neohesperidin dihydrochalcone mask bitter or unpleasant taste of various compounds of pharmaceutical or animal feed, such as minerals, vitamins, antibiotics, alkaloids, etc. Because of these properties is particularly suitable for use in the pharmaceutical and animal nutrition. With respect to its properties as a sweetener and flavoring, neohesperidin dihydrochalcone has application in all sectors of the food industry, and in beverages (alcoholic products, gas, concentrates, dairy products, etc.), Sweets (candy, gum, chocolate, etc. .), canned vegetables, desserts (puddings, ice creams, gels, etc.), sauces, food supplements, etc. Other important fields of dihydrochalcone neohesperidin application are the livestock industry, improving the palatability of feed, in cosmetics, especially in elixirs and toothpastes, in pharmacy, especially in intense bitterness preparations such as antibiotics or suspensions alkaloids, by masking the bitter taste. It is authorized the use of neohesperidin dihydrochalcone (NHDC) in individuals, both as a sweetener, and flavor modifier, in all European Union countries (E***9), (EEC Directives *4/*5/EC and *6/*3/EC ), United States (FEMA GRAS No ***1), Switzerland, Czech Republic, Australia, New Zealand and various countries in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. In the pharmaceutical industry, the NHDC is used in several pharmaceutical products in Spain, as part of the formulation of the excipient. It is also included as a monograph in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Applications: Human food, animal and pharmacy: a flavor enhancer, natural sweetener, masking bitter or metallic taste.