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Maltitol: Analytical Determination Methods, Applications in the Food Industry, Metabolism and Health Impacts
Bulk sweetener maltitol belongs to the polyols family and there have been several dietary applications in the past few years, during which the food industry has used it in many food products: bakery and dairy products, chocolate, sweets. This review paper addresses and discusses in detail the most r...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7400077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32698373 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145227 |
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author | Saraiva, Ariana Carrascosa, Conrado Raheem, Dele Ramos, Fernando Raposo, António |
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description | Bulk sweetener maltitol belongs to the polyols family and there have been several dietary applications in the past few years, during which the food industry has used it in many food products: bakery and dairy products, chocolate, sweets. This review paper addresses and discusses in detail the most relevant aspects concerning the analytical methods employed to determine maltitol’s food safety and industry applications, its metabolism and its impacts on human health. According to our main research outcome, we can assume that maltitol at lower doses poses little risk to humans and is a good alternative to using sucrose. However, it causes diarrhoea and foetus complications at high doses. Regarding its determination, high-performance liquid chromatography proved the primary method in various food matrices. The future role of maltitol in the food industry is likely to become more relevant as processors seek alternative sweeteners in product formulation without compromising health. |
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spelling | pubmed-74000772020-08-23 Maltitol: Analytical Determination Methods, Applications in the Food Industry, Metabolism and Health Impacts Saraiva, Ariana Carrascosa, Conrado Raheem, Dele Ramos, Fernando Raposo, António Int J Environ Res Public Health Review Bulk sweetener maltitol belongs to the polyols family and there have been several dietary applications in the past few years, during which the food industry has used it in many food products: bakery and dairy products, chocolate, sweets. This review paper addresses and discusses in detail the most relevant aspects concerning the analytical methods employed to determine maltitol’s food safety and industry applications, its metabolism and its impacts on human health. According to our main research outcome, we can assume that maltitol at lower doses poses little risk to humans and is a good alternative to using sucrose. However, it causes diarrhoea and foetus complications at high doses. Regarding its determination, high-performance liquid chromatography proved the primary method in various food matrices. The future role of maltitol in the food industry is likely to become more relevant as processors seek alternative sweeteners in product formulation without compromising health. MDPI 2020-07-20 2020-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7400077/ /pubmed/32698373 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145227 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Saraiva, Ariana Carrascosa, Conrado Raheem, Dele Ramos, Fernando Raposo, António Maltitol: Analytical Determination Methods, Applications in the Food Industry, Metabolism and Health Impacts |
title | Maltitol: Analytical Determination Methods, Applications in the Food Industry, Metabolism and Health Impacts |
title_full | Maltitol: Analytical Determination Methods, Applications in the Food Industry, Metabolism and Health Impacts |
title_fullStr | Maltitol: Analytical Determination Methods, Applications in the Food Industry, Metabolism and Health Impacts |
title_full_unstemmed | Maltitol: Analytical Determination Methods, Applications in the Food Industry, Metabolism and Health Impacts |
title_short | Maltitol: Analytical Determination Methods, Applications in the Food Industry, Metabolism and Health Impacts |
title_sort | maltitol: analytical determination methods, applications in the food industry, metabolism and health impacts |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7400077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32698373 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145227 |
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