E965 Maltitol — is it halal?

Ruling: Mashbuh (doubtful)

Description

A polyol made by enzymatic saccharification of starch (corn, wheat, potato, tapioca) to maltose and its catalytic hydrogenation. Possible links: activated carbon of unnamed raw material (bone char possible); optionally ethanol or methanol in crystallisation (patent); proteins and fatty acid esters of unnamed origin (Roquette patent).

Basis of the ruling

Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from corn, wheat, potato or tapioca starch: enzymes break the starch down to maltose, which is hydrogenated over a catalyst, purified and crystallised. In patents the saccharifying enzymes are microbial and soy-derived, but some manufacturers do not name the enzyme producers.

Names: Мальтит · Maltitol · المالتيتول

Also known as: E 965, E-965, Е965, INS 965, E965(i), E965(ii), мальтитол, мальтитный сироп, maltitol syrup, D-maltitol, hydrogenated maltose, hydrogenated high maltose-content glucose syrup, 麦芽糖醇, 麦芽糖醇液, المالتيتول

Category: Sweeteners

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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