Maltitol syrup

E number E965INS 965(ii)

Used as a sweetener — Codex also lists it as bulking agent, emulsifier, humectant, stabilizer, thickener.

Maltitol syrup is the liquid form, containing maltitol together with sorbitol and longer hydrogenated saccharides. It is used as a bulk sweetener and humectant in sugar-free confectionery and baked goods.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Maltitol syrup by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationNot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFAPermitted, with conditions

5 food categories

no numerical limit (good manufacturing practice)

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  • 09.2.5 Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms — GMP
  • 10.2.2 Frozen egg products — GMP
  • 11.4 Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings) — GMP
  • 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments — GMP
  • 14.1.5 Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa — GMP
CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 965(ii)and 5 further provisionsretrieved 2026-09-07

What it is made from

Produced by hydrogenating a high-maltose starch syrup, so the mixture reflects the composition of the syrup it was made from rather than being a single compound.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Every name it appears under

9 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

E number

  • E965

INS number

  • 965(ii)

Other names

  • E 965
  • E 965(ii)
  • Hydrogenated glucose syrup
  • Hydrogenated high-maltose-glucose syrup
  • Maltitol liquid
  • MALTITOL SYRUP
  • Maltitols

Hazard reference values

No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Sources for this page

  • gsfa retrieved 2026-09-07

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