Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- food
Maltitol Syrup
40/100 · High conf.
Concern score
40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence
Maltitol Syrup in plain language
Used in food as a texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, stabilizer, sweetener.
- Texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, stabilizer, sweetener
- Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.
Why it's flagged
EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: No data. Source: EFSA AFC 2006
The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Maltitol Syrup appears in these published regulatory listings.
EUEFSAEFSA opinionOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food on a request from the Commission related to Maltitol Syrup E 965(ii) new production process. Change of specification (EFSA AFC)
- Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food on a request from the Commission related to Maltitol Syrup E 965(ii) new production process. Change of specification (EFSA AFC)Source →
GLOBALJECFANOT SPECIFIEDJECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, stabilizer, sweetener.
- JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, stabilizer, sweetener.Source →
Expert safety opinions
Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, stabilizer, sweetener.
Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food on a request from the Commission related to Maltitol Syrup E 965(ii) new production process. Change of specification (EFSA AFC)
2006 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Maltitol Syrup yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Allergen profile
Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.
- GlutenContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.