摘要 |
Disclosed are hitherto-unknown erlose hydrate, a mixture solid containing the same, and their production and uses. One mole of the erlose hydrate has 1 or 3 moles of cystallization water. The erlose hydrate and a mixture solid containing the same are readily dissolvable in water, non- or scarcely-hygroscopic, low-cariogenic, low-calorific, and, therefore, favorably usable to prepare orally-usable products, e.g. foodstuffs in general, cosmetics, dentifrices, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals. |