What is Isomalt?

[jenscats5]

It's an ingredient listed on these sugar free hard candies I got & I don't know what it is. Is it another name for Splenda?

 

[Mr.X]

It's an ingredient listed on these sugar free hard candies I got & I don't know what it is. Is it another name for Splenda?

ISOMALT is a mixture of two disaccharide alcohols—gluco-mannitol and gluco-sorbitol. Sucrose, by comparison, is a disaccharide sugar, gluco-fructose. IMO, it's not too sweet and has to be used in high quantities (just like sugar). It's not exactly the same as splenda, but the same concept.

Mr.X

 

[anthrax]

Isomalt’s energy value is 2.0 calories
per gram

Therefore, ISOMALT has 50% less calories than sugar

 

[jenscats5]

Thanks!! I was wondering what it was. The ingredient list for the candy has the serving listed as 4 pieces (they are sugar free) for 25 cals, 13g isomalt & 13g carb.