- ApplicationCarrier For Food Flavors
- Number Of FlowerFood Ingredient
- Sweetness LevelApproximately 6% As Sweet As Sugar
- MaterialPolysaccharide
- Supply TypeManufacturer
- Preferred Buyer Location All over the world
Maltodextrin powder is a major food ingredient. It is used as a carrier for food flavors. Maltodextrin has a dextrose equivalent of 10. Meaning it has 10 percent of the sweetness value of dextrose which would be approximately 1/17 (6%) as sweet as sugar. As a rather common additive to a number of different types of foods, maltodextrin is classified as a sweet polysaccharide. While containing sweet qualities, maltodextrin is considered to contain fewer calories than sugar.