Description
Maltose or malt sugar is a breakdown product of starch . It is a white, crystalline double sugar (disaccharide) with the empirical formula C12H22O11 .H2O. It dissolves well in water and has a sweetish taste. Based on sucrose , a 10% D -maltose solution has a sweetening power of 41%. When crystallizing from aqueous solutions, the monohydrate is formed .
