Dextrose anhydrous is a kind of dextrose without crystal water. It is colorless or white crystalline powder, odorless and sweet, easy dissolve in water and lightly dissolve in alcohol.

Dextrose anhydrous is a kind of carbohydrate which can be directly absorbed to replenish thermal energy. It is the main energy resource of human body which is oxidized to carbon dioxide and water and supply human body with energy reserved in the shape of glycogen and fat. Dextrose can promote the detoxication of liver and protect liver. It mainly used to replenish thermal energy and body fluid when patients take food not enough, lots of body fluid lost, body weakness and malnutrition, etc.

As basic element of human body and basic raw materials of pharmaceutical, the uses of dextrose anhydrous is very abroad. Especially recent years it find more wide uses in replacing of sugar in food area.
Firstly dextrose anhydrous is nutrition used to produce glucose injection, glucose sodium chloride injection, compound sodium lactic glucose injection, etc.

As nutrition base dextrose anhydrous is the main material of fermention medium for antibiotic, MSG, vitamin, amino acid, organic acid and enzyme. It is also used raw material of microbial polysaccharide and organic solvent.
With the development of modern technology recent years dextrose anhydrous find very wide uses in food industry.

1. It had become the main material from additives in traditional confectionery industry to improve the taste and enhance the nutritional level.

2. As a modern high level food additives, it is used in the production of cake and cold drinks to improve the taste, flavor and luster. It especially can enhance the quality level and be praised highly by proficient. The detail used include: liquor additives, bakery, soft drinks, cakes, pudding, tins, dairy additives, coffee, coco products, cold drinks, ice cream, meat products, sausage, fish products, noodles, convenient food, chewing gum, etc.

It also take the special role in top grade retain freshness and dewatered vegetable production as a kind of nutrition and antistaling agent.

Dextrose anhydrous also find uses in many industry area, such as adhesives, casting products, plastic products, textile printing, leather industry, electrogilding, drilling, painting, soap, pesticide, match and explosive, etc.
Dextrose anhydrous can also be hydrogenated, oxidized, isomerizated, alkaline dehydrated, esterificated, acetylized to produce other products, such as sorbitol, glucuronic acid, diacid, and further produce Calcium Citrate Malate, Perborate, glucolactone; high fructose corn syrup F42, F55, F90 and crystalline fructose, mannose, ascorbic acid, etc.

It can also used to produce calcium gluconate, zinc gluconate, D-Glucurone, etc.