Inositol is a fine white crystal or crystalline powder. Odorless, sweet. Relative density is 1.752,1.524 (dihydrate). Stability in the air. To heat, acid and alkali stability. Its aqueous solution was neutral to litmus. No optical activity. Soluble in water 6ml per gram. Hardly soluble in ethanol, insoluble in ether and chloroform.

Function:
1.In Medical Industry:mainly used to confect multi-vitamin pills and various nutritional amino acid- vitamin infusion products. In addition, it can also be used in the treatment of cirrhosis,hepatitis,fatty liver,arteriosclerosis,high cholesterol in the blood,high diabetes, carbon tetrachloride poisoning etc. Its anti-cancer effects are particularly remarkable.
2.In Food Industry:it may be taken directly or used as nutrientdrinks or nutrient agent of food for children. It may stimulate themetabolism of human body,such as Red Bull.
3.In Feed Industry:as a food additives, inositol is used for culture of various strains and promotion yeast growth.As a feed additives, not only increase growth rate, but also avoid the most common inositol deficiency of shrimp and fish.
4.In Fermentation Industry:Inositol is used for culture of various strains and promotion yeast growth, prevention of skin-aging and hair loss.