LARGE PARTICLE SIZE CRYSTALLISED MALTITOL POWDER, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF, PARTICULARLY IN CHOCOLATE PRODUCTION

摘要

A crystallized maltitol powder including a maltitol content greater than 99.5% by weight, characterized by a particle-size distribution by volume, determined by laser granulometry, having less than 20% particles less than 200 m in size, less than 6% particles less than 100 m in size, less than 2% particles less than 40 m in size and a pour value less than or equal to 10 seconds, an aerated density greater than 0.85 g/ml, a compacted density greater than 0.97 g/ml, and a compressibility of less than 17%, and to its use in the pharmaceuticals and above all foods sectors, in particular in the formulation of chocolates or table sweeteners.