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C12H24O11
344.31 g/mol
Food Additive

Maltitol

CAS585-88-6EC209-567-0
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Noncariogenic bulk sweetener

Maltitol is a sugar alcohol widely used as a noncariogenic bulk sweetener. It is approximately as sweet as sucrose and is commonly employed in the food and pharmaceutical industries as a sugar substitute.

Noncariogenic bulk sweetener in foods and beveragesDiluent and sweetener in pharmaceutical oral dosage formsIngredient in sugar-free confectionery such as chocolates, chewing gum, and hard candies

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S,3R,4R,5R)-4-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyhexane-1,2,3,5,6-pentol

InChIKey

VQHSOMBJVWLPSR-WUJBLJFYSA-N

SMILES

C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)O[C@H]([C@@H](CO)O)[C@@H]([C@H](CO)O)O)O)O)O)O

Synonyms (41)
  • E965
  • Maltitol, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Maltitol, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Amalty
  • Amalty MR 100
  • Cerestar 16303
  • D-Glucopyranosyl-D-glucitol
  • D-Maltitol
  • E-965(I)
  • Lycasin hbc
  • MALTITOL [MART.]
  • Malbit
  • Malbit ch 16385
  • Malti Mr
  • Maltidex ch 16385
  • Maltisorb
  • Maltisweet 3145
  • Maltit
  • Maltitol (D-Maltitol)
  • Maltitol (NF)
  • Maltitol (Standard)
  • Maltitol CRS
  • Sweetpearl p 200
  • alpha-D-Glc-(1->4)-D-Glc-ol
  • alpha-D-Glcp-(1->4)-D-Glc-ol
  • delta-Maltitol
  • maltitol