Maltitol is is a carbohydrate, a sugar alcohol made of glucose and Sorbitol.It has a clean, pleasant taste and offers good humidity and moisture control, which stabilizes products, and improves texture and mouthfeel. It has an energy value of 2.4 kcal/g, compared to full-calorie sweeteners’ 4 kcal/g.

  Maltitol is not digested and absorbed in the small intestine so it travel to the large intestine where beneficial intestinal bacteria break it (ferment) into gases and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which may be beneficial for the colonic lining. Maltitol can provide 2.1 kilocalories per gram 

Calories per gram = 2.1
Glycemic index (GI) = 45
Sweetness, relative to sucrose = 75%
Net carbs = zero

 1.75% sweet as sucrose; a negligible cooling effect
 2. Low hygroscopicity – does not readily attract moisture from the air until relative humidity reaches about 85%
 3. Solubility in water at 25° C is 60 g/100 g solution
 4. Melting point 144-152° C
 5. Does not undergo caramelization or the Maillard browning reaction during cooking
 6. Does not decompose at 160° C