Maltose – Specialized sweetening excipient, diluent, and stabilizer for pharmaceuticals and food

1. General introduction to Maltose

Maltose, also known as malt sugar, is a disaccharide composed of two glucose molecules. In the pharmaceutical and food industries, Maltose acts as an effective natural sweetening excipient, diluent, and stabilizer.

The material is produced with high purity, providing a mild sweetness (less sweet than sucrose) and low hygroscopicity. Thanks to its outstanding physicochemical properties, Maltose helps improve texture, flavor, and extends the shelf life for a variety of pharmaceutical products and functional foods.

2. Maltose ingredient information

• Ingredient name: Maltose (Malt sugar)
• Origin: Various
• Ingredient group: Pharmaceutical excipients / Sweeteners, diluents, stabilizers.
• Function: Provides natural sweetness, acts as a diluent for tablets/capsules, creates viscosity for syrups.
• Chemical composition: C12H22O11 (Disaccharide).
• Form: White crystalline powder or slightly viscous liquid syrup, mild sweet taste, odorless.
• Solubility: Highly soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol.
• Quality standards: Meets current Pharmacopoeia and food standards.
• The material is specifically strictly controlled for:
• Purity: Ensures the highest quality, contains no harmful impurities, absolutely safe for users.
• Heavy metals and microbial limits: Strictly controlled at the lowest levels, meeting the stringent standards of the pharmaceutical industry.

3. Advantages of the material

• Mild and safe sweetness: Sweetness is only about 30-50% compared to sucrose, does not cause a harsh aftertaste, suitable for products requiring a mild sweet taste.
• Effective anti-crystallization: Prevents sugar crystallization in liquid dosage forms like syrups, keeping the product uniform.
• High stability, low hygroscopicity: Helps maintain the structure and hardness of tablets and extends the product's shelf life.
• Provides easily absorbable energy: Easily broken down into glucose in the body, suitable for nutritional products for health recovery.

4. Applications of Maltose

In pharmaceuticals and health supplements

• Tablet and capsule manufacturing: Used as a diluent and binder, helping tablets to be hard, firm, and easily disintegrate.
• Liquid dosage forms and cough syrups: Acts as a sweetener, viscosity-increasing agent, soothes the throat mucosa, and prevents sugar crystallization.
• Medical nutritional products: Added to formulas providing rapid energy for patients or debilitated individuals.

In the food industry

• Confectionery and beverages: Applied as a natural sweetener and humectant, helping products remain soft and enhancing flavor.

5. Commercial products using Maltose

6. Product contact information

For more information on the supply chain, technical specifications of Maltose, or to place an order, please contact us:

• Consulting Hotline: +84 (0) 834 560 500
• Email: director@biorichgroup.com
• Website:www.biorichgroup.com
• Sample/COA Request: Please contact us via email to request a sample and the latest Certificate of Analysis (COA) of the material.