该欧洲标准规定了用于在食品中测定异麦芽糖醇和其它多元醇如乳糖醇，麦芽糖醇，甘露醇，山梨醇和木糖醇的HPLC方法。化学异麦芽糖醇被描述为6-O-a-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-D-山梨醇（1,6-GPS）和1-O-a-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-D-甘露糖醇（1,1-GPM）的混合物。 该方法已经在关于饼干，口香糖，巧克力和硬糖的异麦芽糖（GPS和GPM的总和）的协同研究中得到验证。第8章附件A表A.1和A.2给出了GPS和GPM的验证数据 （另外）使用相同的方法进一步合作研究证实了其它糖醇的测定。样品为布丁（乳糖醇，甘露糖醇，木糖醇），饼干（乳糖醇，麦芽糖醇，甘露糖醇，山梨糖醇和木糖醇），硬糖（乳糖醇，甘露糖醇，木糖醇，山梨醇）和口香糖（麦芽糖醇，甘露醇，山梨糖醇）。验证数据见第8章和附件A表A.3至A.7

This European Standard specifies an HPLC-method for the determination of isomalt and other polyols such as lactitol, maltitol, mannitol, sorbitol and xylitol in foodstuffs. Chemically isomalt is described as a mixture of 6-O-a-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (1,6-GPS) and 1-O-a-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol (1,1-GPM). The method has been validated in a collaborative study for isomalt (sum of GPS and GPM) on cookies, chewing gum, chocolate and on hard candies. Validation data for GPS and GPM are given in Clause 8, Annex A, Table A.1 and A.2 The determination of the other sugar alcohols has been (also) validated in a further collaborative study using the same method. The samples were pudding (lactitol, mannitol, xylitol), cookies (lactitol, maltitol, mannitol, sorbitol and xylitol), hard candies (lactitol, mannitol, xylitol, sorbitol) and chewing gum (maltitol, mannitol, sorbitol). Validation data are given in Clause 8 and Annex A, Tables A.3 to A.7.