Malt Extract

Name:
Malt Extract
Detailed information:
(maltine).

Properties:

Light-brown, sweet, viscous liquid; contains dextrin, maltose, a little glucose, and an amylolytic enzyme. It is capable of converting not less than five times its weight of starch into water-soluble sugars; soluble in cold water but more readily soluble in warm water, d greater than 1.350 and less than 1.430 (25C).

Derivation:

By infusing malt with water at 60C, concentrating the expressed liquid below 60C, and adding 10% by weight of glycerol.

Use:

Nutrient, emulsifying agent.