Food Grade Maltitol Powder | 99%+ Purity Sugar-Free Sweetener | Low Calorie Bulk Crystalline Maltitol for Bakery, Confectionery & Pharmaceutical Applications

Product Overview

Maltitol Powder is a high-purity crystalline polyol derived from premium corn starch through enzymatic hydrolysis and hydrogenation. It delivers approximately 90% of the sweetness of sucrose with only half the calories, making it the closest sugar-like polyol for sugar-free and reduced-calorie formulations. With its clean taste profile, excellent thermal stability, and versatile bulking properties, our Maltitol Powder serves as the ideal one-to-one sugar replacement across food, confectionery, bakery, pharmaceutical, and personal care applications.

Manufactured in an ISO 22000 / HACCP-certified facility with full traceability from non-GMO corn sources.

Multi-Scenario Application Matrix

1. Sugar-Free Confectionery & Chocolate

Maltitol Powder is the gold-standard polyol for sugar-free hard candies, soft chews, compressed tablets, and chocolate coatings. Its high negative heat of solution (−23 kJ/kg) delivers a refreshing cooling sensation similar to sugar, while its crystallization behavior mirrors sucrose for consistent texture and mouthfeel.

Key Benefits for Confectionery:

• Smooth, non-gritty texture in sugar-free chocolates
• No cold flow or stickiness during storage
• Clean sweetness with no bitter aftertaste
• Excellent compatibility with cocoa butter and cocoa mass
• Can replace sugar at 1:1 ratio in most confectionery recipes

Target Products: Sugar-free chocolate bars, chocolate-coated nuts, hard candy, compressed mints, soft caramel, toffee, chewing gum coating.

2. Baked Goods & Bakery

Maltitol Powder withstands high-temperature baking (up to 160°C) without degradation, browning, or loss of sweetness. Its humectant properties help retain moisture in cakes, cookies, and pastries, extending shelf life while maintaining a soft crumb structure.

Key Benefits for Bakery:

• Heat-stable up to 160°C — no caramelization or off-flavors
• Excellent moisture retention — 15–20% longer shelf life
• Provides bulk and structure identical to sugar
• Enables "sugar-free" and "no added sugar" label claims
• Participates in Maillard reaction only when combined with reducing sugars — allows controlled browning

Target Products: Sugar-free cookies, muffins, sponge cakes, bread, brownies, cereal bars, pie fillings.

3. Frozen Desserts & Ice Cream

Maltitol Powder is the preferred bulk sweetener for no-sugar-added ice cream, gelato, and frozen yogurt. It depresses the freezing point similarly to sucrose, preventing the hard, icy texture commonly associated with sugar-free frozen desserts. Its balanced sweetness and clean finish allow dairy and flavor notes to shine without masking.

Key Benefits for Frozen Desserts:

• Freezing point depression comparable to sucrose — soft, scoopable texture
• No crystallization or graininess after freeze-thaw cycles
• Neutral flavor — lets vanilla, chocolate, and fruit flavors dominate
• Contributes total solids for rich body and creaminess
• Compatible with high-intensity sweeteners (stevia, sucralose) for sweetness adjustment

Target Products: Sugar-free ice cream, gelato, frozen yogurt, sorbet, soft-serve, frozen novelties.

4. General Food & Beverage

Beyond specialized applications, Maltitol Powder serves as a versatile sugar alternative in jams, sauces, protein bars, meal replacements, and powdered beverages. Its low glycemic index (GI ≈ 35) and reduced caloric value (2.1 kcal/g) make it suitable for diabetic-friendly and weight-management products.

Key Benefits for General Food:

• Low GI — gentle blood glucose response
• 50% fewer calories than sugar (2.1 vs 4.0 kcal/g)
• Non-cariogenic — tooth-friendly certification available
• Good dispersibility and solubility in aqueous systems
• Clean label appeal for "no added sugar" / "sugar-free" positioning

Target Products: Protein bars, diet shakes, instant beverage powders, jam, fruit spreads, sauces, syrups, meal replacement powders.

5. Pharmaceutical & Oral Care

Maltitol Powder is recognized in major pharmacopoeias (USP-NF, EP, JP) for its non-cariogenic and non-fermentable properties. It is widely used as an excipient in chewable tablets, medicated confectionery, syrup bases, and toothpaste formulations where sweetness, body, and oral safety are required simultaneously.

Key Benefits for Pharma & Oral Care:

• Non-cariogenic — does not promote tooth decay
• Non-fermentable by oral bacteria — no acid production
• Suitable as a direct-compression excipient in chewable tablets
• Pleasant sweetness masks bitter active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)
• Meets USP/EP/JP monograph specifications

Target Products: Chewable vitamins, medicated lozenges, cough syrup, toothpaste, mouthwash, effervescent tablets.

Product Specifications

Core Competitive Selling Points

Sucrose Comparison (Why Maltitol Over Sugar)

Why Choose Our Maltitol Powder

High Purity (≥ 98%)

1. — Minimal polyol impurities ensure consistent performance batch after batch

Customizable Particle Size

2. — 30–80 mesh range available; finer or coarser upon request

Full Documentation Support

3. — COA, MSDS, Specification Sheet, and third-party testing reports provided with every shipment

Non-GMO & Allergen-Free

4. — Sourced from identity-preserved non-GMO corn; no gluten, dairy, soy, or nut allergens

Stable Supply Chain

5. — Integrated production from corn starch to finished maltitol powder; 12-month inventory buffer

Regulatory Ready

6. — Meets FCC, USP-NF, EP, and JP standards; supports EU and US market compliance

OUR COMPANY:
Qingdao Golden Grain Chemical Co., Ltd, invested by Golden Grain Group Limited, one professional manufacturer and exporter since 2000, is devoted to supplying products and solutions to food & beverage, medicine, animal feed & nutrition, personal care & household, construction, agriculture.mainly for grain-deep-processed products, our product are starch, maltodextrin, dextrose, sorbitol, mannitol, sodium gluconate, citric acid, trehalose, and other products,
Golden Grain Group Limited have professional staff, advanced production lines and complete lab equipment, pass GMP, HACCP, ISO, HALAL, KOSHER, BRC, GMP-Free, and other necessary certificates, which ensure our quality to be international standard. For many years' experience, we are exporting our products to more than 60 countries in the world.
"Quality Products", "Efficient Service", Golden Grain Group Limited hope to enter good business cooperation with customers at home and abroad for long.

Packaging & Storage

Packaging Options:

• 25 kg multi-wall kraft paper bag with PE inner liner (standard)
• Custom packaging (private label, small sachets) upon request

Shelf Life: 24 months from date of manufacture when stored under recommended conditions.

Storage Conditions:

• Store in a cool, dry place at 10–25°C
• Keep away from direct sunlight and moisture
• Reseal opened packages tightly after use
• Avoid proximity to strong odor sources

Certifications & Compliance

For technical data sheets (TDS), certificates of analysis (COA), material safety data sheets (MSDS), or sample requests, please contact us.