DESCRIPTION

Isomalt occurs as an odorless, white, crystalline slightly hygroscopic substance. It is a mixture of hydrogenated mono- and disaccharides whose principal components are the disaccharides 6-O-α-glucopyranosyl-d-sorbitol (1,6-GPS), formula wt, 344.32, and 1-O-α-d-glucopyranosyl-d-mannitol dihydrate (1,1-GPM), formula wt, 380.32. Isomalt is soluble in water; very slightly soluble in ethanol.