Isomalto Oligosaccharide is a colorless or light yellow, transparent, viscous liquid, soft, sweet taste, no peculiar smell, no impurities visible in normal vision. The Isomaltooligosaccharide powdered sugar is an amorphous powder with a soft, sweet taste, no peculiar smell, and no impurities visible in normal vision. Generally, the finished product isomalt oligosaccharides is are white powder with a slightly sweet taste and soft taste like white sugar. It can be brewed with warm water or added to milk, coffee, and other beverages for drinking.

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Compositions of IMO: Isomalto-oligosaccharides are glucose oligomers with α-D-(1,6)-linkages.

IMO powder is a mixture of saccharides.

It includes many saccharides like glucose, maltose, isomaltose, maltotriose, isomaltotriose, panose, maltotetraose, isomaltotetraose, etc.

Its key components are isomaltose, panose, isomaltotetraose, and higher branched oligosaccharides.

Molecular Formula

	Saccharides	CAS No.	Chemical formula
Monosaccharides(DP1)	Glucose	50-99-7	C6H12O6
Disaccharides (DP2)	Maltose	69-79-4	C12H22O11
Disaccharides (DP2)	Isomaltose	499-40-1	C12H22O11
Trisaccharides (DP3)	Maltotriose	1109-28-0	C18H32O16
	Isomaltotriose	3371-50-4	C18H32O16
	Panose	33401-87-5	C18H32O16
Oligo- and polysaccharides(DP4-DP9)

chemical structure

Quality Standard (IMO-900)

Product Name	Isomalto oligosaccharide powder
Other Name	IMO Powder, IMO 900 powder, Isomaltooligosaccharide, Isomalto-oligosaccharide, IMO Corn Powder, IMO Tapioca Powder
Appearance	White powder
Odor	Characteristic odor of IMO Powder
Taste	Slight sweet taste
Impurity	No visible foreign impurities
Assay
Isomalto oligosaccharide(IMO)	≥90%
IG₂+P+IG₃	≥45%
Moisture	≤5%
Solubility	≥90%
Contaminants
Heavy metals	≤10ppm
Microbiological
Total plate count	≤1000cfu/g

Chemical and Physical Properties

1. Sweetness

The sweetness of IMO powder is about 40-50% of sucrose sweetness, and the sweetness is soft and pure.

sweetness of IMO powder

2. Heat & Acid resistance

IMO is very stable in the enviroment of heating and/or acid.

3. Maillard reaction

IMO contain a reducing group at the end of the sugar molecule that undergoes a Maillard reaction when heated with a protein or amino acid, resulting in a color change.

4. Viscosity Characteristics

Viscosity of IMO syrup is low and similar to sucrose solution, easy to operate adding into foods,such as candy/cake.

Functions

functions 1. IMO regulate & improve intestinal flora

2. IMO powder regulates bowl functions

IMO can improve elderly adults' diarrhea, with no side effect.

3. Caries-inducing activity of IMO

The sugar component in IMO is not easily utilized by the pathogenic bacteria of tooth decay, and has the characteristics of low tooth decay. The panose in isomalt has the effect of inhibiting the pathogenic bacteria of tooth decay.

4. Helps intestinal mineral absorption

5. IMO is useful in diabetes & obesity

6. Improve immunity

Production Process

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Applications

Isomalto oligosaccharide powder is used as a food ingredient, such as infant formula, beverages, confectionery, dairy baked goods, and other fields.

Isomaltooligosaccharide is suitable to replace part of sucrose and be added to various beverages and foods, such as:
Beverages: carbonated drinks, soy milk drinks, fruit drinks, vegetable juice drinks, tea drinks, nutritious drinks, iron supplements, calcium supplements, iodine supplements, alcoholic beverages, coffee, cocoa, powdered beverages, etc.
Dairy products: cow milk, flavored milk, fermented milk, lactic acid bacteria beverages, and various milk powders.
Confectionery: all kinds of soft candies, hard candies, sorghum syrup, brown candies, chocolates, all kinds of biscuits, all kinds of pastries, yokan, moon cakes, dumpling fillings, and various pie fillings.
Sweet snacks: pudding, gelatin food, etc.
Cold drinks: all kinds of ice cream, popsicles, ice cream, etc.
Baked goods: bread, cakes, etc.
In addition,isomaltooligosaccharide powder can also be used as an ingredient for processed animal meat, aquatic products, jam oil, processed honey, etc.