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"name": "Maltitol",
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"functional_class": "Sweetener",
"summary": "Maltitol is a sugar alcohol about nine tenths as sweet as sugar, which makes it the closest polyol substitute for sugar in confectionery. It is common in sugar-free chocolate.",
"derivation_summary": "Made by hydrogenating maltose, itself produced by the enzymatic breakdown of starch, normally from maize or wheat.",
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"name": "(2S,3R,4R,5R)-4-(((2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)hexane-1,2,3,5,6-pentaol",
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