Applications of Maltitol in Sugar-Free Bread And Sugar-Free Biscuits
At present, many countries in the world use bread as their staple food. As people's diet becomes more and more diversified, bread has gradually become a staple breakfast food for some people in China.
In recent years, sugar-free foods have become more and more popular, and sugar-free bread has also appeared. Adding sugar-free raw materials--maltitol to bread can make the bread softer, extend the shelf life, and have a delicate taste. Maltitol is slowly absorbed in the stomach and intestines, and has the effects of inhibiting fat formation, promoting calcium absorption and preventing dental caries. Therefore, it is very suitable for special groups such as obese and diabetic patients. It can be said that sugar-free bread has a wide range of people and huge market potential.
Sugar-free biscuits are baked foods made from wheat flour, sugar alcohol, oil, dairy products and eggs as the main raw materials. It has a crispy taste, low moisture content, light weight, low sugar content, low energy, easy to preserve, easy to carry and convenient to eat. Sugar-free biscuits are the same as sugar biscuits. Due to different formulas, production processes, flavors, appearances and consumer objects, there are many ways to classify sugar-free biscuits.
At present, there is a unified standard for the classification of biscuits. The specific classification is as follows: crisp biscuits, tough biscuits, fermented biscuits, crackers, cookies, sandwich biscuits, waffles, egg round biscuits, bubble biscuits, sticky flower biscuits and egg rolls, a total of 11 types.
Sugar-free biscuits are made on the basis of ordinary biscuits, adding sugar-free raw materials--maltitol to replace white sugar. This kind of sugar-free biscuits not only retains the flavor characteristics of biscuits, but also has more significant effects in diet therapy. Maltitol has the function of preventing tooth decay, and it is low in calories. It will not increase blood sugar in the human body, can promote calcium absorption and reduce fat formation, so it is very suitable for patients with diabetes, obesity and people who like to be slim. Adding maltitol to food to make sugar-free food has become a dietary fashion for people.