This standard applies to food additive Lactitol (aka 4-β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-sorbitol) produced through processing techniques such as hydrogenation, purification, concentration, and drying, using lactose as the raw material. The product is classified into anhydrous lactitol, monohydrate lactitol, and dihydrate lactitol.

Contents

1. Scope

2. Chemical name, molecular formula, structural formula and relative molecular mass

3. Technical requirements

4. Identification test