Saccharide composition with reduced reducibility, and preparation and uses thereof

摘要

A saccharide composition with a reduced reducibility which is prepared by hydrogenating a saccharide mixture comprising reducing saccharides and non-reducing saccharides consisting of trehalose and/or saccharides having a trehalose structure. The saccharide composition has a satisfactory sweetness, taste and stability, and is substantially free from reducibility, so that it can be freely used in a variety of compositions such as foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals which are susceptible to reduction. $$