A liquid maltitol composition, characterized in that the composition has,
the contents being expressed by weight relative to the dry matter content
of the composition: a content of 94 to 98 % of maltitol, a content of 0.2
to 3 % of sorbitol, a content of 0.1 to 3 % of maltotriitol and of at
least one polyol having a degree of polymerisation equal to 3 (DP3)
chosen from panitol, isomaltotriitol, and isopanitol, said content
corresponding to the equation
(1):.times..times..times..times..times..times..times..times..times..times-
..times..times..times.< ##EQU00001## a dry matter content of between 70
to 85 %. The composition may be used in products such as confectionery
products and in particular in chewing gums and hard coating layers.