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Industrial Sweeteners

Maltitol

Characteristics and Properties

Chemical Class: Sugar alcohol
Relative Sweetness: Approximately 0.6 times as sweet as sugar
Taste: Clean, sweet and sugar-like with no after taste
Stability: Stable under manufacturing conditions
Solubility: Readily soluble
Safety: Safe
ADI: Not specified (safest category allocated by JECFA)
Approval: Widely approved
Applications:
Confectionery
Aerated products
Jams
Baked goods
Ice cream
Sauces
Advantages: Suitable for sugar free applications
Suitable for diabetics
Natural sugar-like taste
Tooth friendly
Non-crystallising
Humectant & bulking properties
Reduced kilojoule

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