MALTITOL
MALTITOL INTRODUCTIONS
Maltitol Characters
Maltitol, also known as hydrogenated maltose, is a kind of new sweetener with 75% ~ 95% sweetness of sucrose, it is pure sweet with no other taste; it is colorless and transparent neutral viscous liquid, easily soluble in water, its dilute solution has strawberry flavor, it is soluble in glycerin and propylene glycol, insoluble in methanol and ethanol; and it has other characters such as strong hygroscopicity, heat resistance and good stability etc.
Maltitol Applications
Maltitol is mainly used as sweetening agent, wetting agent, stabilizer, modifier and filler; as it has good moisturizing effect and high viscosity, its moisturizing effect even better than sorbitol and glycerol, so it is widely used as food moisturizing agent and stabilizer; as sweetener, due to its unique performance in low heat value, it has almost no digestion in the human body, so it is suitable for patients with diabetes and obesity as functional sweetener; as non-fermented sugar, it can be used as anti caries sweetener; the world food and agriculture the organization recognized maltitol as safe food ingredients, it is widely used in the global food industry already.
Maltitol Main Specifications
| ITEMS | Unit | Standard |
| APPERANCE | -- | Colorless transparent viscous liquid |
| Dry solid | % | ≥75 |
| Maltitol content | %(dry base) | ≥50 |
| Sorbitol content | %(dry base) | ≤8.0 |
| Reducing sugar | %(dextrose count) | ≤0.30 |
| Ash | % | ≤0.10 |
| PH value | -- | 5.0-7.0 |
| Note: we can amend the specification slightly according to customer demand. | ||