# Maltitol Syrup

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_maltitol_syrup
Categories: food
Functions: Texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, stabilizer, sweetener

> Maltitol Syrup: Used in food as a texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, stabilizer, sweetener. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 2 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: No data. Source: EFSA AFC 2006

## Regulatory status

- EU: EFSA opinion — 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)
- GLOBAL: NOT SPECIFIED — JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, stabilizer, sweetener.

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): JECFA evaluation lists ADI NOT SPECIFIED. Functional class: texturizer, thickener, bulking agent, humectant, stabilizer, sweetener. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/4277.
- 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 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2006.354.

## Data sources

- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-04): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114
- WHO JECFA Database (updated 2026-10-04): https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/4277

_Assessed by Greenveil._