Trehalose, a safe natural sugar, is a white, odorless powder with relative sweetness 45% that of sucrose. Because of its inherent stabilization of proteins and lipids, it has proved quite useful in a number of industries including food processing, cosmetics, and pharmaceutics with a low sweetening intensity.
- Flavor enhancement
- Low solubility and excellent crystallinity
- Heat and acid stability
- Low hygroscopicity
- Cryoprotectant