Maltitol
Maltitol, CAS NO. is: 585-88-6, is a new type of sweetener, its appearerce is colorless transparent crystals, easily soluble in water. Maltitol has high sweetness, low calories, good safety, relatively sufficient raw materials, simple manufacturing process and unique properties that other sweeteners do not have, now it widely used in sugary food processing.
Applications:
Maltitol is mainly used in the food industry as a sweetener. It has little effect on diabetic patients and can prevent dental caries and senile osteoporosis. It can be used in sugar-free foods and elderly foods. It also has emulsification stability, can replace fat in taste and can inhibit fat accumulation. It can be used in high-fat foods such as cakes, ice cream, cream and toffee. Maltitol has excellent color protection and is suitable for processing preserved fruits, jellies, pickles.
Maltitol is stable to acid and heat and can be used as a raw material for synthetic chemistry. In the pharmaceutical industry, due to the low absorption rate of maltitol by the human body, it can be made into products such as medicinal beverages. Because maltitol has good hygroscopicity and moisture retention, it can be used as a moisturizing regulator.
Specification：
| Items | Standard |
| Appearance | White or off-white crystalline powder |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Water Content, w/% | ≤1 |
| Assay (Maltitol), on dry basis, w/% | ≥98.0 |
| Specific optical rotation(20℃, D) | +105.5-+108.5 |
| Reducing Sugars, w/% | ≤0.1 |
| Sulphate (as SO4), mg/kg | ≤100 |
| Chloride (as Cl), mg/kg | ≤50 |
| Residue on Ignition, % | ≤0.1 |
| Nickel (as Ni), mg/kg | ≤2.0 |
| Lead (as Pb), mg/kg | ≤1.0 |
| Total Arsenic (as As), mg/kg | ≤3.0 |
| Totalplate count, cfu/g | <1000 |
| Mold/Yeast, cfu/g | <100 |
| E.Coli | Negative |
| Salmonella | Negative |
