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Maltose Syrup
Maltose Syrup
Low concern
Maltose syrup is a refined starch-derived sweetener; nutritionally an added sugar with a high glycemic index (~105). Like other added sugars, intake should be limited; counts toward FDA Added Sugars labeling.
Found in
229 products
What it is
Sweetener consisting predominantly of maltose (a glucose-glucose disaccharide), produced by enzymatic hydrolysis of starch.
Sweetener, humectant, browning agent.
Why it's flagged
- high glycemic index (~105)
- added sugar
What regulators actually say
"Added sugars... include free mono- and disaccharides... and sugars from syrups and honey."
"WHO recommends... reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS as a sugar; counts as Added Sugar per 21 CFR 101.9.
European Union — EFSA
Authorized food ingredient; counts as free sugar.
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