Dextrose Monohydrate is a purified, crystalline D-glucose powder used across Kenya as a clean food sweetener, instant energy carrier in animal feeds, baking fermentation substrate, and oral rehydration salt pharmaceutical ingredient.
Dextrose Monohydrate is a purified, crystalline D-glucose powder used across Kenya as a clean food sweetener, instant energy carrier in animal feeds, baking fermentation substrate, and oral rehydration salt pharmaceutical ingredient.
•CAS Number: 5949-08-0 | Form: White Odorless Crystalline Powder
•Clean, mild sweetness (~75% sweetness of sucrose) with rapid energy absorption
•Essential carbohydrate substrate for bakery yeast fermentation & beverage formulations
•Supplied in 25kg PE-Lined Paper/PP Bags from Nairobi Industrial Area Warehouse
Primary Use Cases
Natural sweetener, bodying agent & yeast fermentation food ingredient in baking & beveragesInstant bioavailable energy source in livestock mineral feeds & calf milk replacersCarbohydrate raw material in pharmaceutical oral rehydration salts (ORS) & IV solutions
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Dextrose Monohydrate (Glucose Powder)
Product Code: KIC-FED-001
Also known as: Dextrose Monohydrate, D-Glucose Monohydrate, Glucose Powder
Synonyms: Dextrose Powder, Corn Sugar Monohydrate, Fermentation Glucose Base
High-purity Food & Pharmaceutical grade Dextrose Monohydrate crystalline powder for beverages, food processing, animal feeds, and oral rehydration in Kenya.
Dextrose Monohydrate is a purified, crystalline D-glucose containing one molecule of crystallization water. Widely used across the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and animal nutrition sectors, it serves as a fast-absorbing energy source, natural sweetener, humectant, and fermentation substrate.
Technical Description
Odorless, white crystalline powder with a clean sweet taste (approx. 70% as sweet as sucrose). High solubility and rapid absorption make it ideal for bakery, beverage sweetener formulations, oral rehydration salts (ORS), and animal calf milk replacers.
Complete Chemical Specifications
Dextrose Assay (Dry Basis)
99.5% min
Specific Optical Rotation
+52.6° to +53.2°
Moisture Content (Water of Cryst.)
7.5% – 9.5%
Sulfated Ash
0.1% max
Arsenic (As)
1 ppm max
Lead (Pb)
0.5 ppm max
Pyrogens / Endotoxins
Complies with BP/USP monographs
Physical & Chemical Properties
Appearance
White crystalline odorless powder
Odour
Odorless, clean sweet taste
pH
4.0–6.5 (10% aqueous solution)
Density
1.54 g/cm³ (Bulk density: 0.6–0.7 g/cm³)
Melting Point
83 °C
Solubility
Highly soluble in water (162 g/100 mL at 20°C)
Commercial Availability
Stock Status
In Stock
Lead Time
1-2 business days in Nairobi; express dispatch to Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda
MOQ
500 kg (20 bags)
Delivery Regions
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi
Full Food Grade & Pharma Grade Certificates of Analysis supplied with every batch.