C6H14O6
182.17 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
Galactitol
CAS608-66-2EC210-165-2
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
sugar alcohol sweetener
Galactitol is a sugar alcohol sweetener derived from the reduction of galactose. It is a white crystalline powder with a slightly sweet taste, naturally occurring in plants and also produced endogenously in the human body as a metabolite.
sugar alcohol sweetenernaturally occurring plant product
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Galactitol (CAS 608-66-2) is 2905.49.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2905.49
EU CN code (8-digit)
2905 49 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2R,3S,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
InChIKey
FBPFZTCFMRRESA-GUCUJZIJSA-N
SMILES
C([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](CO)O)O)O)O)O
Synonyms (25)
- D-9500
- Galactitol, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Galactitol, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Xylitol EP Impurity B
- D-Dulcitol
- D-Galactitol
- Dulcite (Standard)
- Dulcitol, puriss.
- Euonymit
- Galactitol CRS
- L-galactitol
- Melampyrin
- Melampyrit
- Melampyrite
- Melampyrum
- dulcite
- dulcitol
- dulcose
- galactitol
- meso-galactitol
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