National Announcement

On September 9, 2008, the Ministry of Health approved isomalt ketone sugar alcohol as a new resource food in accordance with the Food Hygiene Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Measures for the Administration of New Resource Foods.

Development history

Isomalt ketone sugar alcohol is also known as the international Paragin Sugar Alcohol or Epsom Sugar, is the isomalt ketone sugar by hydrogenation and purification of the only sucrose-derived binary functional sugar alcohols.

In 1957, German scientists extracted isomaltulose from sugar cane, laying the technical foundation;

In the 1980s, Germany, the United States successively developed isomalt ketone sugar alcohol and achieve mass production;

At the end of the 20th century, Europe and the United States, Japan and South Korea and other countries and regions began to use in large quantities in the field of food and drug;

In 2008, China’s approval of isomaltitol as a new resource food.

Product advantages

1.High safety

Compared with the commonly used maltitol, xylitol, sorbitol, isomalt ketone sugar alcohol provides a higher level of safety.

2. Low calorie value

Compared with maltitol, xylitol and sorbitol, isomaltulose has a lower calorie value.

3. Low glycemic index

The glycemic index is a measure of the impact of food on human blood sugar. Compared with maltitol, xylitol and sorbitol, isomalt ketone sugar alcohol has a lower glycemic index and less impact on human blood sugar fluctuations.

4. Excellent taste and flavoring properties

With pure sweetness, is currently recognized as the closest to the sweetness of sucrose sugar alcohol, no mint or peppermint products cool feeling, so that the food sweetness is more pure.

5. Oral health

Isomalt ketone sugar alcohol is difficult to be decomposed by oral bacteria, will not cause pH changes on the surface of the teeth, does not lead to dental caries.

Curves of oral pH changes induced by ingestion of equal amounts (15 ml 0.3 mol/L) of sucrose and isomalt ketone sugar alcohols (pc is 3 minutes of paraffin chewing)

6. Promote intestinal health

Isomaltulose is a nutrient for beneficial bacteria in the intestinal tract and can play a role in bonding with water, softening feces and soothing constipation.

Application in food