Main Uses
1. *Food & Beverage*: Humectant and sweetener. Keeps cakes, cookies, chewing gum, and sweets soft and moist. Sugar-free products
2. *Pharma*: Base for cough syrups, liquid medicines, and toothpaste. Also used as laxative and in IV formulations
3. *Cosmetics & Personal care*: Humectant in toothpaste, mouthwash, lotions, creams, and shampoos. Prevents drying
4. *Industrial*: Plasticizer for cellophane, paper, and textiles. Antifreeze and in printing inks
5. *Animal feed*: Palatability enhancer and moisture retained
Sorbitol syrup is a clear, sweet, non-crystallizing liquid made from glucose. It’s mainly used to keep foods soft, as a sugar-free sweetener, and as a humectant in pharma and cosmetics because it holds moisture and doesn’t feed bacteria.