Product Details

Pullulan

Pullulan is a natural, water soluble polysaccharide with excellent film-forming and binding properties and is produced from starch syrup by fermentation.

It can be used widely in both the pharmaceutical and food industries, such as encapsulating agents, adhesives, thickening, and extending agent.

ITEM	SPECIFICATION
Appearance	White fine powder
Pullulan purity(dry basis)	> 90%
Viscosity (10 wt% 30°)	100~180 mm2
Mono-,di- and oligosaccharides(dry basis)	≤ 5.0%
Total nitrogen	≤ 0.05%
Loss on dry	≤ 5.0%
Lead(Pb)	≤ 0.2 ppm
Arsenic	< 2 ppm
Heavy metals	< 5 ppm
Ash	≤ 1.0%
pH (10% w/w aqueous solution)	5.0~7.0
Yeast and moulds /(CFU/g)	≤ 100
Coliforms /(MPN/g)	< 3.0

Food Industry:

Used in candy, chocolate, sauces, fruit juice, etc.

Pharmaceutical Industry:

Pullulan is used as pharmaceutical coatings for tablets, pills, and granules and also used as capsule.