低聚麦芽糖 - Names and Identifiers
低聚麦芽糖 - Physico-chemical Properties
低聚麦芽糖 - Introduction
Oligosaccharide is a low molecular weight maltose polymer consisting of 2-10 glucose molecules. It has some of the following properties:
1. Solubility: Malto-oligosaccharide has good solubility in water, enabling it to be used in products such as food and beverages.
2. Moderate sweetness: Malto-oligosaccharide has a lower sweetness relative to sucrose, about 5-50% of sucrose. This allows it to be used as a sweetener in some foods without unduly increasing the sweetness in the product.
3. anti-crystallization: low-molecular maltose has good anti-crystallization, so that it can play the role of anti-crystallization agent in the manufacture of desserts and candies, and extend the shelf life of the product.
Oligosaccharide has a wide range of applications in food and pharmaceutical fields, some of the main uses include:
1. food industry: used as a sweetener and binder, added to beverages, candy, chocolate, bread, biscuits and other products, to increase the sweetness and improve the taste of the role.
2. pharmaceutical industry: as an excipient and viscous agent for the manufacture of oral tablets, capsules and sugar-coated preparations.
3. cosmetics industry: can be used in skin care products and lipstick makeup products, increase its viscosity and texture.
The production method of malto-oligosaccharide is mainly obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis reaction of maltose. After an enzyme-catalyzed reaction of maltose, glucose molecules can be polyadded to form malto-oligosaccharides. In addition, it can also be obtained by a mixed acid hydrolysis reaction of maltose and glucose.
As for safety information, malto-oligosaccharides is considered a safe food additive. It is not absorbed by the body in the digestive tract, but is broken down by microorganisms in the intestine through fermentation. Malto-oligosaccharides are generally considered to be non-toxic at normal dosages. However, in the case of excessive intake, it may lead to abdominal distension, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. Therefore, in the use of low maltose should follow the principle of moderate consumption.
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