Department of Animal Pathology and Production, Bromatology and Food Technology, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña s/n, 35413 Arucas, Spain.
Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM), Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, 96101 Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 20;17(14):5227. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17145227.
Bulk sweetener maltitol belongs to the polyols family and there have been several dietary applications in the past few years, during which the food industry has used it in many food products: bakery and dairy products, chocolate, sweets. This review paper addresses and discusses in detail the most relevant aspects concerning the analytical methods employed to determine maltitol's food safety and industry applications, its metabolism and its impacts on human health. According to our main research outcome, we can assume that maltitol at lower doses poses little risk to humans and is a good alternative to using sucrose. However, it causes diarrhoea and foetus complications at high doses. Regarding its determination, high-performance liquid chromatography proved the primary method in various food matrices. The future role of maltitol in the food industry is likely to become more relevant as processors seek alternative sweeteners in product formulation without compromising health.
块状甜味剂麦芽糖醇属于多元醇家族,在过去几年中已经有几种饮食应用,在此期间,食品行业已经在许多食品中使用它:烘焙和乳制品、巧克力、糖果。本文详细讨论了有关分析方法的最相关方面,这些方法用于确定麦芽糖醇的食品安全和工业应用、其代谢及其对人类健康的影响。根据我们的主要研究结果,我们可以假设低剂量的麦芽糖醇对人类的风险很小,是替代使用蔗糖的好选择。然而,高剂量会导致腹泻和胎儿并发症。关于其测定,高效液相色谱法已被证明是各种食品基质中的主要方法。随着加工商在不影响健康的情况下寻求产品配方中的替代甜味剂,麦芽糖醇在食品工业中的未来作用可能会变得更加重要。