Uses

- Tooth-paste and emollients manufacture in the cosmetic industry.

- Sweetener and moisture regulator in the food industry.

- Suppository and syrup manufacture in the medical industry.

- Adhesive, cosmetic, tobacco and cellulose products humectant.

- Ingredient of glycol based anti-freeze compounds.

- Sugar crystallization inhibitor.

- Urethane resins and rigid foams manufacture.

- Leather softener and humectant.

- Glycerin substitute in several processes and products.

- Ingredient in the explosives industry.

- Basic raw material for Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) industrial manufacture.

- Emulsifier and hydrophilic and oleophilic surfactants manufacture.

- Iron, steel and copper sequestering agent in alkaline solutions.

- Humectant in textile printings.

- Gum and jelly based products plasticiser.