Maltitol

It is a colorless, transparent, viscid thick liquid with natural reaction; it is easily soluble in water; its sweetness is slightly lower than that of sucrose; the sweetness gives a gentle and pleasant sensation; it has the characters of low-calorie, good heat-resistance, acid-resistance, unfermentable and stable humidity etc; it will not cause the blood glucose level to rise in human body. It is a new function sweetener widely used in food, medicine and healthy food industries.

Test                                  Specification
Identification        White crystal or crystalpowder, with cool taste
Loss on drying %                            1.5 max
Maltitol(on D.S) %                           98.0 min
Other polyols %                            7.0% max
Reducing sugars %                            0.1 max
Residue on lgnition %                   0.1 max
Melting poing                            147-151
Sulphate ppm                             50 max
Chloride ppm                             50 max
Heavy metals ppm                              1 max
Total count cfu/g                            100 max
Yeasts cfu/g                             10 max
Moulds cfu/g                             10 max
E.coli                                   Absent in 1g
Salmonellae                          Absent in 1g

Maltitol is a refined disaccharide alcohol, it is made from starch through the process of hydrolysis and hydrogenation.