NHDC is extracted immature grapefruit, belongs to natural plant extractive. The whole extraction process adopts edible alcohol purified water, without any chemical solvent residue. So it is safe non-toxic.
Product Name:Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone – NHDC
Appearance:White to yellowish po wder
Molecular formula:C28H36O15
Molecular Weight:612.58
CAS No.:20702-77-6
● High sweetness, low calorie. It has high sweetness (1,500-1,800 times as sweet as sucrose) taste lasts long. It has pretty low level of calories can be used as low-calorie food additives.
● Good taste: It has mint taste lasts long.
● Good stability non-toxicity. It is mutagenic, nor carcinogenic. It doesn’t have obvious toxicity won’t cause dental caries.
● Flavor enhancer: NHDC can be used to enhance sweetness, aroma, flavor to block bitterness.
● It also has some physiological features, such as antioxidant, reduction of cholesterol, blood fat blood sugar protect the liver.
Food (Fruit juice, milk, fruit wine, desserts, bakery, candy, chewing gum, sauces, low energy drinks, pickles, vinegar, betel nuts, preserved fruit, etc.), functional food health care products, cosmetics, medicines, flavors, feed additives.
● Listed on GB2760-2011(#S0269) as food additive food spices
● Listed on GRAS(#3811) by FEMA
● Listed on EU food additives directory (#E959)
● Approved as “flavoring substance” by Australian National Food Authority
● Listed on “European Pharmacopoeia” (EP-8)
● Used as food flavor in Japan
● As sweetener included in The announced department 2045 of agriculture Approved Feed Additives(2013)