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Maltitol is an ideal food for patients suffering from diabetes
Functional features:
(1) Maltitol is very soluble in water.
(2) Maltitol has the same sweetness as sucrose, and it has mild sweetness and no miscellaneous taste.
(3) Maltitol has remarkable hygroscopicity, which can be used as a moisturizer for various foods or to prevent the crystallization of sucrose.
(4) Maltitol is not easy to be used by mold, yeast and lactic acid bacteria, and can prevent dental caries.
(5) Maltitol is difficult to digest and metabolize in animals, and it is a good low-energy sweetener.
(6) When the human body ingests maltitol, the blood glucose will not rise rapidly and the insulin secretion will not be stimulated.
(7) The function of maltitol in diet is not only low calorie, but also can inhibit fat storage in human body when eaten with high-fat food.
(8) Maltitol has emulsifying stability and can be used as fat substitute to produce low calorie food. Its taste is the same as fat.
Application fields:
Maltitol is widely used in food industry because of its unique properties
(1) Application in functional food
Maltitol hardly decomposes in the body, so it can be used as food raw material for diabetics and obese patients.
(2) For candy, chocolate production
Maltitol has good flavor and taste, good moisture retention and non crystallinity, so it can be used to make all kinds of candy, including foamed cotton candy, hard candy, transparent soft candy, etc.
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