Annex

United Kingdom

In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 the following entry for E 964 is inserted after the entry for E 962:

‘ E 964 POLYGLYCITOL SYRUP

Synonyms Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, hydrogenated glucose syrup and polyglucitol
Definition A mixture consisting mainly of maltitol and sorbitol and lesser amounts of hydrogenated oligo- and polysaccharides and maltrotriitol. It is manufactured by the catalytic hydrogenation of a mixture of starch hydrolysates consisting of glucose, maltose and higher glucose polymers, similar to the catalytic hydrogenation process used for the manufacture of maltitol syrup. The resulting syrup is desalted by ion exchange and concentrated to the desired level.
Einecs
Chemical name Sorbitol: D-glucitol
Maltitol: (α)-D-Glucopyranosyl-1,4-D-glucitol
Chemical formula Sorbitol: C₆H₁₄O₆
Maltitol: C₁₂H₂₄O₁₁
Molecular weight Sorbitol: 182,2
Maltitol: 344,3
Assay Content not less than 99 % of total hydrogenated saccharides on the anhydrous basis, not less than 50 % higher molecular weight polyols, not more than 50 % of maltitol and not more than 20 % of sorbitol on the anhydrous basis.
Description Colourless and odourless clear viscous liquid
Identification
Solubility Very soluble in water and slightly soluble in ethanol
Test for maltitol Passes test
Test for sorbitol To 5 g of the sample add 7 ml of methanol, 1 ml of benzaldehyde and 1 ml of hydrochloric acid. Mix and shake in a mechanical shaker until crystals appear. Filter the crystals and dissolve in 20 ml of boiling water containing 1 g of sodium bicarbonate. Filter the crystals, wash with 5 ml of a water-methanol mixture (1 in 2) and dry in the air. The crystals of the monobenzylidine derivative of sorbitol so obtained melt between 173 and 179 °C.
Purity
Water content Not more than 31 % (Karl Fischer method)
Chlorides Not more than 50 mg/kg
Sulphates Not more than 100 mg/kg
Reducing sugars Not more than 0,3 %
Nickel Not more than 2 mg/kg
Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg

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Synonyms	Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, hydrogenated glucose syrup and polyglucitol
Definition	A mixture consisting mainly of maltitol and sorbitol and lesser amounts of hydrogenated oligo- and polysaccharides and maltrotriitol. It is manufactured by the catalytic hydrogenation of a mixture of starch hydrolysates consisting of glucose, maltose and higher glucose polymers, similar to the catalytic hydrogenation process used for the manufacture of maltitol syrup. The resulting syrup is desalted by ion exchange and concentrated to the desired level.
Einecs
Chemical name	Sorbitol: D-glucitol
Chemical name	Maltitol: (α)-D-Glucopyranosyl-1,4-D-glucitol
Chemical formula	Sorbitol: C₆H₁₄O₆
Chemical formula	Maltitol: C₁₂H₂₄O₁₁
Molecular weight	Sorbitol: 182,2
Molecular weight	Maltitol: 344,3
Assay	Content not less than 99 % of total hydrogenated saccharides on the anhydrous basis, not less than 50 % higher molecular weight polyols, not more than 50 % of maltitol and not more than 20 % of sorbitol on the anhydrous basis.
Description	Colourless and odourless clear viscous liquid
Identification
Solubility	Very soluble in water and slightly soluble in ethanol
Test for maltitol	Passes test
Test for sorbitol	To 5 g of the sample add 7 ml of methanol, 1 ml of benzaldehyde and 1 ml of hydrochloric acid. Mix and shake in a mechanical shaker until crystals appear. Filter the crystals and dissolve in 20 ml of boiling water containing 1 g of sodium bicarbonate. Filter the crystals, wash with 5 ml of a water-methanol mixture (1 in 2) and dry in the air. The crystals of the monobenzylidine derivative of sorbitol so obtained melt between 173 and 179 °C.
Purity
Water content	Not more than 31 % (Karl Fischer method)
Chlorides	Not more than 50 mg/kg
Sulphates	Not more than 100 mg/kg
Reducing sugars	Not more than 0,3 %
Nickel	Not more than 2 mg/kg
Lead	Not more than 1 mg/kg