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The present invention relates to a process for preparing solidified or crystalline maltitol. The process is comprising the successive steps of liquefaction of a starch milk and saccharification of the liquefied starch milk in the presence of alpha-amylase, beta-amylase and a debranching enzyme selected from the group of pullulanase, iso-amylase and mixtures thereof, preferably pullulanase and further adding maltogenic alpha-amylase and/or iso-amylase, for obtaining a maltose containing syrup comprising at least 85% maltose based on dry matter and less than 1.5% glucose based on dry matter, preferably less than 1% glucose based on dry matter, followed by molecular sieving of the maltose containing syrup to obtain a fraction (A) comprising at least 95% maltose based on dry substance of fraction (A), and further hydrogenating catalytically fraction (A) for obtaining a liquid maltitol enriched product (B). Finally the liquid enriched product is solidified or crystallised for preparing a solidified or crystalline maltitol.

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