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Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Maltodextrin
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Food Ingredients Features
- Characteristics and Applications
Applications in candy industry
Maltodextrin can increase the viscosity of candies, prevent crystallization and melting, reduce sweetness, change taste and prolong the shelf life of candies.Applications in beverage industry
Maltodextrin has low sweetness and good thickening effect. Using maltodextrin in beverage production can reduce sweetness so as to bring out the product’s natural flavor, increase the density and improve the texture of the product.Applications in instant food
Using maltodextrin in instant food production can improve the flavor of the product and reduce the production cost.Applications in paper making industry
Maltodextrin has high fluidity and moderate viscosity. It is often used as adhesives in paper making.Applications in other industries
Maltodextrin has relatively low molecular weight and high stability of emulsification. It can be used in powder cosmetics to increase the luster and flexibility of skin.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
Properties
- Appearance
- White or light yellow powder
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Fragrance and Flavour | With special smell of inherent maltodextrin, sweet - less or low sweetness | — | — |
| DE Value | 44499 | % | — |
| PH Value | 4.5 - 6.5 | — | — |
| Solubility | min. 98.0 | % | — |
| Moisture | max. 6.0 | % | — |
| Iodine Experiment | No blue reaction | — | — |
| Sulphated Ash | max. 0.6 | % | — |
| Heavy Metal (Count in PB) | max. 0.5 | mg/kg | — |
| Arsenic (Counted in AS) | max. 1.0 | mg/kg | — |
| Total Colony | max. 3000 | cfu/g | — |
| Coliform Bacteria (MPN/100g) | max. 30 | — | — |
| Salmonella | Should not be detected | — | — |