Liquid maltitol composition, process for its manufacture and its uses

Abstract

The invention relates to a liquid maltitol composition, characterized in that it has, the contents being expressed by weight relative to the dry matter content of the composition: a content of 94 to 98% of maltitol, a content of 0.2 to 3% of sorbitol, a content of 0.1 to 3% of maltotriitol and of at least one polyol having a degree of polymerisation equal to 3 (DP3) chosen from the group consisting of panitol, isomaltotriitol, isopanitol, the said content corresponding to the inequation (1): 1 ( R ) = content ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ maltotriitol total ⁢ ⁢ content ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ DP3 ⁢ ⁢ polyols × 100 < 10 a dry matter content of between 70 and 85%. It also relates to the use of such a composition in confectionery products and in particular in chewing gums and hard coating layers.

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