Mannitol(D-Mannitol) is a type of functional sugar alcohl with excellent performance.Its molecular formula is C6H14O6 and molecular weight is 182.17 .It is nonhygroscopic,odorless,white or colorless crystal powder.It can be wedely used in pharmaceutical,food,and other industries.

Sweet taste-sweet degree	55%-65% of sucrose's.
Low calory	1.6kc/g,taking 40% of sucrose's.
Nonhyfroscopic	the only which nonhygroscopic in hexahydric sugar alchol.
Steady nature	No reaction with other pharmaceutical material.
Delay calcium phosphate	Prevent the-Added in gum to accelerate the absorption for calcium sediment of calcium.

Medicine: Antihypertensive agents, diuretics, dehydration, laxative, pharmaceutical tablet excipients and filler, preparation with mannitol, mannitol hexanicotinate

Food: sweeteners or anti adherent of sugarless gum, making ice cream, making the flavored sugar of the candy chocolate, and to be used in beverage, candy, and other food.

Others: to replace glycerol in the production of toothpaste, Mannitol polyurethane, mannitol anhydride oleic acid ester, electrolytic capacitor of the electrolyte, and some good medium of micro-organisims.

FOOD ADDITIVE:D-MANNITOL :NO.8 . 2011 announcement of  health Ministry

API MANNITOL : CP2015、BP2015、USP38