Characteristics of Maltol

Maltitol is a kind of carbohydrate made up of C, H, and O, and it is also a new type of functional sweetener. It has the characteristics of moisture absorption, stable moisture release, not easy to crystallize, and difficult to be fermented by microorganisms. It has many excellent physiological functional characteristics. For example, do not increase blood sugar, low heat, inhibit body fat accumulation, and non-caries. At the same time, maltol can also be used in ice cream, popsicles, pastries, beverages, biscuits, bread, pickles, candy, and other products. Thus, it is a very safe food ingredient. In addition, maltol hardly decomposes in the human body and can be used as a food ingredient for patients with diabetes and obesity. Because of these advantages, maltol has attracted wide attention.

Fig.1 The molecular structure and appearance of maltol. (CD BioGlyco)

Our Strategies

Because of the wide application prospect of maltol, it is necessary to study its production process. At CD BioGlyco, we provide several technologies for producing maltol.

• Hydrogenation reduction method

The method is mainly divided into two steps:

• Preparation of high maltose syrup

The process of preparing syrup follows the order of pulping, liquefaction, saccharification, pressure filtration, decolorization, ion exchange, and vacuum concentration.

• Preparation of maltol
1. Put the syrup produced in the previous step into the alkaline environment, add the catalyst, put in hydrogen, and hydrotreat the maltose
2. Use activated carbon and ion exchange resin to remove color and impurities
3. Maltol was obtained by vacuum concentration

During this period, the yield of maltol was more than 90%.

• Enzymatic Synthesis

We used β-cyclodextrin and sorbitol as the main raw materials to produce maltol by using Bacillus cyclic. The main production conditions of this process are the use of phosphate buffer solution and the regulation of pH. Finally, through HPLC and MS analysis, we found that the product was completely corresponding to the standard maltitol.

Fig.2 Maltitol production methods. (CD BioGlyco)

Applications

• In food processing, maltitol can be used as the main ingredient in sweeteners.
• In medicine, maltitol is used in the production of drugs for the treatment of diabetes.

Advantages

• We have production technologies that help explore the physiological functions of maltitol.
• We have a variety of methods for producing maltitol, which greatly improves the efficiency of research on maltitol.

CD BioGlyco provides comprehensive sugar alcohol production and analysis services to customers around the world by professional researchers. If you are interested in our service, please feel free to contact us.

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