Isomalt

The Isomalt is a sweetening (polyol) employed in consumption human and codified E953 in Europe. It has a sweetening capacity of 0.5 i.e. it has a taste half less sweetened than sugar of table (Saccharose).

Composition

The isomalt is a mixture of two composed in proportions 50/50, as reversed sugar. For reversed sugar, they are the molecules of glucose and fructose. For the isomalt, they are two more complex compounds, which are derivatives of saccharose by multiple chemical conversions. These two made up is the 1,6-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (shortened GPS) and the 1,1-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol (shortened GPM).

Properties

The isomalt is a derivative of the Saccharose, but its properties are quite different. Here are some:

It has a greater thermal stability than the saccharose, i.e. it less quickly degrades under the action of heat.
It dissolves less better in water: with 25°C, one can dissolve to the maximum 28 G of isomalt in 100 G of water, whereas one can dissolve at the same temperature 67 G of saccharose in the same quantity of water.
It " moisten again moins" that saccharose (it is said that it is less hygroscopic), which makes it possible the sugar parts to longer preserve their brilliance and their behavior.
It spares the tooth: the bacteria present in the mouth cannot use the isomalt like nutritive substance, which prevents the production of acids, vermin for the teeth.
less calorie: the isomalt has twice less calories than sugar.
an excessive consumption of isomalt can have a laxative effect

See too

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