Maltose | 食品添加物合法業者資訊網

2017年9月16日—Maltoseisasugarthattasteslesssweetthantablesugar.Itcontainsnofructoseandisusedasasubstituteforhigh-fructosecornsyrup.

Plants contain maltose in their seeds and other parts. Maltose is a type of sugar that may be similar to glucose, but more research is needed to determine if it’s healthier than other forms of sugar.

Maltose is a sugar made out of two glucose molecules bound together.

It’s created in seeds and other parts of plants as they break down their stored energy in order to sprout. Thus, foods like cereals, certain fruits and sweet potatoes contain naturally high amounts of this sugar.

Even though maltose is less sweet than table sugar and fructose, it has long been used in hard candy and frozen desserts because of its unique tolerance to heat and cold.

Thanks to growing public awareness about the negative health effects of high-fructose corn syrup[1] and other sweeteners co...