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Liquid Glucose/Corn Syrup:
Liquid Glucose or Corn syrup is a colourless, odourless, viscous sweet syrup.
This syrup is manufactured from refined starch. The starch is converted i.e. hydrolyzed by means of acid/enzymes.
Liquid Glucose/Corn syrup have a range of conversion degrees from dextrose equivalent 28 to 50, depending on the applications of syrup.
Applications:
Choice of Glucose syrup will depend upon the actual requirements.
Generally a low converted syrup acts as a bodying agent and high a converted syrup acts as a sweetening agent.
Low Conversions:
This syrup has a bodying effect and increases the viscosity and acts as a Humectant and is widely used for frozen dairy products.
Intermediate Conversions:
These syrups are used in beverage industry and frozen dairy products. In the confectionery industry it is used in sweets like toffees, caramels, gelating gums and chewing gums.
Confectionery:
Used in hard boiled candies, chewing gums & toffees etc.
Pharmaceutical Industry:
Liquid Glucose/Corn Syrup is used in the pharmaceutical industry in manufacturing of variety of cough syrup, antacid suspensions and other mixtures.
Building & Cigarettes:
Used in the curing of tobacco.
Leather Industry:
Liquid Glucose gives softness and weight gain to the leather in the process of tanning. Also used as a anticking agent is shoe polish.
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