# The Sweeteners in Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1988, Regulation 3: Amendment of the principal Regulation


Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations shall be amended as follows:—
(a) in Part I (permitted Sweeteners) after the item relating to “Isomalt” there shall be inserted—
In Column 1
In Column 2
(Name of Sweetener)
(Serial Number)
“Lactitol…”
“…”;
(b) in Part II, (specific purity criteria for permitted sweeteners) after the item relating to “Isomalt” there shall be inserted—
“
Lactitol
Synonyms
Lactit, Lactositol, Lactobiosit.
Chemical name
4-0-(β-D-galactopyranosyl)-D-glucitol
Empirical formula
C12H24O11.
Molecular weight
344.32.
Specific rotation [7agr;] 20°C/D
+ 13° to + 15° (using a 10% weight to volume aqueous solution).
Water
Lactitol monohydrate not more than 5.5%
(Karl Fischer).
Lactitol dihydrate not more than 10.5%
(Karl Fischer).
Description
Colourless, aqueous syrup with a sweet taste. When dried, the resulting products, lactitol monohydrate and lactitol dihydrate, are white, odourless and crystalline.
Content
Not less than 97.5% 4-0-(β-D-galactopyranosyl)-D-glucitol on a dry weight basis.
Other polyols
Not more than 2.5% on a dry weight basis.
Reducing sugars
Not more than 0.2% on a dry weight basis, expressed as lactose.
Chlorides
Not more than 100 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as C1.
Sulphate
Not more than 100 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as SO4.
Arsenic
Not more than 1 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as As.
Nickel
Not more than 1 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as Ni.
Lead
Not more than 1 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as Pb.
Ash
Not more than 0.1% after ignition at 800 ± 25°C calculated on a dry weight basis.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2084/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sweeteners-in-food-scotland-amendment-regulations-1988/regulation-3
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