Isomalto-Oligosaccharides IMO

What are Isomalto-Oligosaccharides?

Isomalto-Oligosaccharides IMO is an oligosaccharide composed of multiple glucose molecules connected by α-1,4 glycosidic bonds, mainly including linear oligomaltosaccharides and branched oligomaltosaccharides. Unlike ordinary sucrose, oligomaltosaccharides have low sweetness, low calories, high stability and good intestinal prebiotic properties, and are one of the most respected healthy sugar sources in recent years.

It is widely used in the food industry, such as beverages, candies, cakes, dairy products, etc., and is also added to some health foods to improve intestinal health and enhance immunity. In addition, it is also considered to be a "bifidus factor" that can promote the growth of beneficial flora in the intestines, maintain the balance of intestinal flora, and thus improve intestinal problems such as constipation and diarrhea.

Features

Osmotic pressure

Shows higher osmotic pressure than sucrose, and has significant effects on the permeability and antiseptic properties of food.

Thermal stability

Very stable to acid and heat, and will not decompose even under long-term heating at pH 3 and 120°C.

Coloring

When heated, it can undergo Maillard reaction with protein or amino acid to produce chromatic coloring, affecting the color of food.

Moisture retention and hygroscopicity

It has excellent moisture retention ability, can retain moisture in foods with medium moisture content, and prevent food surface hardening and cracking.

Sweetness and solubility

The sweetness is about 40%-50% of sucrose, with good solubility, moderate viscosity, low hygroscopicity, not easy to agglomerate, and does not cover other flavors or aromas.

What Are The Effects?

Improve intestinal function

It can promote the proliferation of beneficial bacteria such as bifidobacteria in the intestine, thereby improving the balance of intestinal microecology. This helps to enhance intestinal function and prevent intestinal-related diseases such as diarrhea and constipation.

Lower cholesterol

It can lower blood cholesterol levels, especially low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, thereby helping to prevent cardiovascular diseases.

Enhance immunity

By promoting the proliferation of beneficial bacteria, oligomaltose can regulate the immune response of the intestinal mucosa, enhance the body's immunity, and help the body resist pathogens and diseases.

Prevent dental caries

Isomalto-Oligosaccharides IMO will not be used by streptococci in the mouth, so it can be used as a substitute for sucrose to help prevent the formation of dental caries.

Promote nutrient absorption

It helps to improve the intestinal environment and increase the intestinal absorption capacity of nutrients, so as to more effectively utilize the nutrients in food.

Reduce blood sugar response

The digestion and absorption rate is slow, and it will not cause a sharp rise in blood sugar. It may be helpful in controlling blood sugar levels and preventing diabetes.

Promote gastrointestinal motility

The dietary fiber contained in it can also stimulate gastrointestinal motility, increase the moisture of feces, help promote the discharge of food residues, and reduce the formation of stool.

Applications

Food

Beverages: Added to low-calorie beverages, sports drinks, juice drinks, tea drinks, etc., to provide sweetness and health functions, improve flavor and stability, and extend shelf life.

Dairy products: Applied to yogurt, lactic acid bacteria beverages, milk powder, etc., to promote the growth of beneficial bacteria, improve nutritional value, and improve taste and flavor.

Baked foods: Used in bread, cakes, biscuits, etc., to increase moisture retention, extend shelf life, maintain a soft taste, and have a certain antioxidant effect.

Candy: Reduce the sweetness of candy, increase toughness and elasticity, improve taste, and reduce the occurrence of dental caries.

Other foods: Added to jams, canned foods, sausages, alcoholic beverages and other foods to produce sugar-free or health foods suitable for diabetic patients.

Medical and health care

As a prebiotic, Isomalto-Oligosaccharides IMO helps maintain the balance of intestinal microorganisms and promote intestinal health. It is used to produce various probiotic products, dietary fiber supplements, etc., and has a positive effect on improving constipation, lowering cholesterol, and enhancing immunity.

Cosmetics

Due to its moisturizing, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, it is widely used in various skin care products, shampoos and shower gels. It can effectively improve the skin's ability to retain moisture, enhance the skin's barrier function, and also has anti-aging and anti-ultraviolet effects.

Production Method

Use refined corn starch as raw material, adjust starch milk, adjust pH with hydrochloric acid, then add special oligomaltose generating enzyme and starch branching enzyme, keep warm for 60-72h for saccharification, then use activated carbon for decolorization, filtration, ion exchange, vacuum concentration, and finally obtain oligomaltose with a solid content of more than 74%. Since the obtained oligomaltose mixture contains various sugars, it can be further separated by gel filtration chromatography.

Use corn starch as raw material, starch milk concentration of 15%, maltotetrasaccharide enzyme dosage of 300U/g, pH6.8-7.0, temperature 52~54℃, time 8-10h, can produce syrup with maltotetraose accounting for more than 80% of the total sugar, and the conversion rate of maltotetraose is as high as 55%.

Formulation Of Isomalto-Oligosaccharides

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Tablet Formulation

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