What is D-Galactose ？ D-Galactose is a monosaccharide composed of six carbons and one aldehyde, classified as an aldose and a hexose. Both D-galactose and L-galactose occur naturally. D-galactose generally exists in milk as a structural part of lactose. Lactose in milk is broken down by the body into glucose and galactose for absorption and utilization. Specification Item No. Item Internal control index Test result 1 Appearance White or almost white powder, no odor,freely soluble in water, no observable impurities in normal eyesight Correspond 2 D-Galactose Content/% ≥99.0 99.184 3 Loss on drying/% ≤1.0 0.03 4 Residue on ignition/% ≤0.1 0.04 5 Specific rotation/O 78.0～ 81.5 79.127 6 Identification The RF of the principal spot of the sample solution corresponds to that of Standard solution Correspond 7 Chloride(Count in Cl-)/% ≤0.005 Correspond 8 Appearance of solution Solution clarification Correspond 9 Barium（mg/kg） Any opalescence in the sample solution is not more intense than that in the standard solution Correspond 10 Pb（mg/kg） ≤0.5 Correspond 11 Acidity/ml Consumption of 0.01mol/l sodium hydroxide is not more than 1.5 ml 0.7 12 Total Bacteria Count（CFU/g） ≤1000 Negative Application Food: D-Galactose used in dairy foods, meat foods, baked foods, pasta foods, seasoning foods, etc. Industrial manufacturing: D-Galactose used in petroleum industry, manufacturing, agricultural products, batteries, precision castings, etc. Tobacco products: D-Galactose can replace glycerol as flavoring, antifreeze and moisturizing agent for cut tobacco. Cosmetics: D-Galactose used in facial cleanser, beauty cream, lotion, shampoo, facial mask, etc. Feed: D-Galactose used in canned pets, animal feed, aquatic feed, vitamin feed, veterinary drug products, etc. Packing 25KG/full paper drum, lined with two layers of medicinal polyethylene bags; 25KG/carton or paper bag. It can also be packaged according to user needs Storage: cool and dry place, sealed
