Property:

White crystal. Contains two water molecules, soluble in water and hot ethanol, insoluble in ether.

Usage:

1. In the food industry, it can be applied to a variety of foods and seasonings, etc., which can greatly improve the quality of food and increase the variety of food colors.

2. Trehalose can be used as a stabilizer for reagents and diagnostic drugs in the pharmaceutical industry.

3. In cosmetics, it can be used as moisturizing agent and protective agent. Anhydrous trehalose can be used in cosmetics as a dehydrating agent for phospholipids and enzymes, and its fatty acid derivatives are excellent surfactants.

4.. Trehalose can also be used for seed preservation, which is conducive to crop sowing and has a high survival rate.