이 원료는 수크로오스의 효소적 재배열로 얻은 폴리사카라이드의 혼합물이며 주로 1-O-α-D-글루코피라노실-D-만니톨디하이드레이트와 6-O-α-D-글루코피라노실-D-솔비톨로 구성되어 있다.

A complex mixture of polysaccharides obtained by enzyme treatment of sucrose. It consists mainly of 6-0-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucitol and 1-0-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol: Isomalt is a mixture of polysaccharides produced by the enzymatic rearrangement of sucrose.It consists chiefly of 1-O-a -D-glucopyranosyl-d-mannitol dihydrate and 6-O-a -D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol.

本品は、スクロース（＊）の酵素転移反応により得られるポリサッカライドの混合物であり、主にD-グルコピラノシル-D-マンニトール及びD-グルコピラノシル-D-ソルビトールからなる。