Maltitol is a low-caloric artificial sweetener, consisting of a sugar alcohol (polyol).It has 75–90% of the sweetness of sucrose (table sugar) and nearly identical properties, except for browning.
Maltitol is a sugar alcohol and nutritive sweetener, exhibiting reduced laxative effects,hence finds applications in different food products, beverages and dietary supplements.Maltitol is an alpha-D-glucoside consisting of D-glucitol having an alpha-D-glucosyl residue attached at the 4-position.