Polyglycitol Syrup

Prepared at the 51st JECFA (1998) and published in FNP 52 Add 6 (1998). Group ADI "not specified" for polyglycitol and maltitol syrups, established at
the 51st JECFA in 1998.
SYNONYMS Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, polyglucitol
DEFINITION A mixture consisting mainly of maltitol and sorbitol and lesser amounts of hydrogenated oligo and polysaccharides and maltrotriitol. Manufactured by the catalytic hydrogenation of a mixture consisting of glucose, maltose, and higher glucose polymers; typically supplied as a syrup; may also be dried and supplied as a solid product
Assay Not less than 99.0% of total hydrogenated saccharides on the anhydrous basis and not more than 50.0% of maltitol and not more than 20.0% of
sorbitol on the anhydrous basis.
DESCRIPTION Colourless and odourless, clear viscous liquids or white crystalline masses
FUNCTIONAL USES Sweetener, humectant, texturizer, stabilizer, bulking agent