Study on detection methods for sorbitol

Sorbitol has been applied as sweetener in “sugar free” food products intended for diabetics for many years. It is also applied as starting material for Vitamin C synthesis. Furthermore, sorbitol is one of polyols commonly used in the treatment of patients with oliguric renal failure. However, more accumulation of sorbitol in tissues has been suspected as one of the causative factors of diabetic complications. Thus, the establishment of a simple and rapid method for the determination of sorbitol with high se lectivity and sensitivity is of great significance to efficient quality control of foods and pharmaceuticals and people's health. In th is article the studies of detection methods for sorbitol in recent years are reviewed.