How to eat maltose?
Maltose, a traditional sweetener, has received renewed attention in recent years due to its natural and healthy properties. This article will combine the hot topics and hot content on the Internet in the past 10 days to introduce you to the various ways of eating maltose in detail, and attach relevant data for reference.
1. Basic introduction to maltose

Maltose is a disaccharide extracted from starch through malt fermentation. Its sweetness is about 40% of sucrose. It has a mild sweetness and a unique aroma. Because of its low glycemic index (GI value is about 35), it has become a new favorite in healthy diet.
| Properties | numerical value |
|---|---|
| Sweetness (sucrose=1) | 0.4 |
| Calories (per 100g) | 320 kcal |
| Glycemic Index (GI) | 35 |
| Main ingredients | Maltobiose, glucose |
2. Popular eating methods
According to the analysis of social platform data in the past 10 days, the main ways of consuming maltose are as follows:
| How to eat | heat index | Applicable scenarios |
|---|---|---|
| Eat directly | 85 | Snacks |
| Baking ingredients | 92 | Bread/biscuits |
| Drink flavoring | 78 | Coffee/milk tea |
| Chinese desserts | 88 | Sugar painting/candied haws |
| Healthy sugar substitute | 95 | Sugar control diet |
3. Specific consumption guidelines
1.Direct consumption method: Choose solid maltose cubes and taste them in your mouth. Pay attention to the daily intake not exceeding 30g to avoid excessive calories.
2.Baking applications: Can replace part of sucrose, the recommended replacement ratio is 1:1.5 (maltose:sucrose). Typical recipe:
| Ingredients | Dosage |
|---|---|
| Low gluten flour | 200g |
| maltose | 60g |
| eggs | 2 |
| butter | 80g |
3.Drink flavoring: Dissolve in warm water to make syrup, add 5-10ml per cup of drink. It is the most popular pairing with black tea, and the related video on Douyin has been played 12 million times recently.
4. Health precautions
| crowd | Suggestions |
|---|---|
| diabetics | Need to control intake |
| Weight loss people | ≤20g per day |
| children | Pay attention to preventing dental caries |
| elderly | Recommended to eat in portions |
5. Recommendations for innovative eating methods
1.Maltose Fruit Salad: Heat the maltose to a liquid state, pour it on the fruit and quickly cool it to form a sugar coating.
2.Maltose Nut Crisp: Mixed nuts and maltose for baking. Recently, Xiaohongshu related notes have received over 50,000 likes.
3.Maltose Ginger Tea: Brewed with ginger slices, it has become a popular warm drink this winter. The Weibo topic has been read 80 million times.
Conclusion
Maltose can not only be used as a traditional sweetener, but also can create a variety of healthy eating methods. It is recommended to choose a suitable way of consumption according to personal needs and health conditions to enjoy this sweetness from nature.
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