Maltitol Description
Maltitol is a sugar alcohol (a polyol) used as a sugar substitute. It has 75–90% of the sweetness of sucrose (table sugar) and nearly identical properties, except for browning. It is used to replace table sugar because it is half as caloric, does not promote tooth decay, and has a somewhat lesser effect on blood glucose. In chemical terms, maltitol is known as 4-O-α-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol.
Applications OF Maltitol
Maltitol's high sweetness allows it to be used without being mixed with other sweeteners. It exhibits a negligible cooling effect (positive heat of solution) in comparison with other sugar alcohols, and is very similar to the subtle cooling effect of sucrose. It is used in candy manufacture, particularly sugar-free hard candy, chewing gum, chocolates, baked goods, and ice cream. The pharmaceutical industry uses maltitol as an excipient, where it is used as a low-calorie sweetening agent. Its similarity to sucrose allows it to be used in syrups with the advantage that crystallization (which may cause bottle caps to stick) is less likely. Maltitol may also be used as a plasticizer in gelatin capsules, as an emollient, and as a humecta.
Product Functions:
1.Regulate blood sugar,improve human immunity without stimulating secretion of insulin
2.Fat reducting function prevent excessive fat in human body.
3.prevent tooth decay and improve cacium absorption and reserve in human body.
4.Protect moister and flavor,improve aromatic odor and enhance candy appearance and transparency.
Product Application:
1.Maltitol hardly decomposes in human body.Therefore , it can be used as foodstuff for patients suffering from diabetes and adiposis.
