kl+maltodextrin

= KL MALTODEXTRIN =

= 1) What is maltodextrin and how it is be prepared? = ==ANSWER: Maltodextrin is defined as a nonsweet nutritive saccharide polymer that consists of D-glucose units linked primarily by (alpha)-1,4 bonds and that has a dextrose equivalent (DE) of less than 20. It is prepared as a white powder or concentrated solution by partial hydrolysis of corn starch or potato starch with safe and suitable acids and enzymes.==

= 2) What happen when DE increase and decrease? =

As DE increases, the following characteristics increase too:

 * ==browning (due to the increased level of reducing sugars);==
 * ==hygroscopicity/humectant properties;==
 * ==plasticity;==
 * ==sweetness;==
 * ==solubility;==
 * ==osmolality.==

As DE decreases, the following characteristics increase:

 * ==molecular weight;==
 * ==viscosity;==
 * ==cohesiveness;==
 * ==film-forming properties;==
 * ==prevention of large sugar-crystal formation.==