Trehalose wani nau'in disaccharide ne na halitta wanda aka samo shi a cikin ciyawa, amma trehalose da ake amfani da shi a masana'antar abinci na zamani galibi ana yin shi ne daga sitaci ta hanyar jujjuyawar enzymatic, kuma yana wanzuwa a cikin kwayoyin halitta kamar su kwayoyin cuta, fungi, kwari, tsirrai, da invertebrates. Trehalose yana da halaye da ayyuka masu mahimmanci daban-daban, gami da masu zuwa:

?arfin kwanciyar hankali: Trehalose shine mafi kwanciyar hankali nau'in disaccharide na halitta, tare da kyakkyawan kwanciyar hankali ga zafi, acid, da alkali. Yana da kyakyawan solubility a cikin hanyoyin ruwa mai ruwa kuma baya yuwuwa ga amsawar Maillard. Ko da lokacin zafi a cikin maganin ruwa mai ?auke da amino acid da sunadarai, ba zai zama launin ruwan kasa ba.

Ciwon danshi da bushewa: Trehalose yana da karfin sha ruwa kuma yana iya inganta dankon abinci. Har ila yau, kyakkyawan wakili ne na dehydrating na halitta wanda zai iya ha?aka damshin abinci sosai.

Ayyukan kariya na halitta: Trehalose na iya samar da wani fim mai kariya na musamman a saman sel a ?ar?ashin yanayin yanayi mai tsanani kamar yanayin zafi mai zafi, tsayi mai tsayi, matsanancin osmotic, da rashin ruwa, yadda ya kamata ya kare tsarin kwayoyin halitta daga lalacewa da kuma kula da tsarin rayuwa da halayen halittu na rayayyun halittu. Hakanan yana iya kare kwayoyin halittar DNA a cikin halittu masu rai daga lalacewa da radiation ta haifar, kuma yana da tasirin kariya mara takamaiman akan halittu masu rai.