Maltitol: Analytical determination methods, applications in the food industry, metabolism and health impacts

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2020, Pages 1-28

  Saraiva, Ariana ^a   Carrascosa, Conrado ^a   Raheem, Dele ^b   Ramos, Fernando ^c,d   Raposo, António ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Food additives; Food industry; Food safety; Health impacts; Maltitol; Metabolism; Sweeteners

Indexed keywords

MALTITOL; SUCROSE; MALTOSE; SUGAR ALCOHOL; SWEETENING AGENT;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CARBOHYDRATE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH IMPACT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM;

DIARRHEA; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; CHEMISTRY;

FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MALTOSE; SUGAR ALCOHOLS; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 85088168137     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17145227     Document Type: Review

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