FHD is one of the sweeteners that is used in food processing like canned fruits and vegetables and fruit juice.
| Name |
Color |
| Form |
Liquid syrup |
| Color |
slightly yellowish liquid |
| Odor |
odorless |
| Brix % at 20 oC |
80-78 |
| pH at DS = 40 |
4.0 – 6.0 |
| SO2 ppm |
Max 100 |
| Dextrose equivalent % (DE) |
58-63 |
| Fructose |
3-7 |
| Dextrose |
40 -50 |
| maltose |
6 -10 |
| Protein |
0.1 max |
| Ash |
0.5 max |
| Sulphated Ash |
0.1 max |
| Total Count |
max. 200 cfu/10 g |
| Moulds & yeast |
max. 10 cfu/10 g |
| E. coli |
Absent |
| Salmonella |
Absent |
| Lead (ppm.) |
0.5 max. |
| Copper (ppm.) |
5.0 max. |
| Arsenic(ppm.) |
1.0 max. |