Table 4.

Several benefits of the regular consumption maltitol versus other sweeteners.

Maltitol Consumption Benefits	Reference(s)
Does not reduce the saliva pH	[65]
Excellent relation with different ingredient of foodstuff	[29]
It is not fermented in the oral cavity	[66]
The oral cave micro-organisms cannot produce an adjustment to metabolise the maltitol	[65]
Possible probiotic effects	[17]
Produces less energy in small intestine	[17]
Partially hydrolysed in the stomach	[78]
Partially absorbed in the small intestine	[78]
Easily absorbed and utilised by the microbiota	[78]
Improvement of the H2 production by intestinal microbiomes	[84]