A STARCH SYRUP HAVING A LOW D.E., A LOW VISCOSITY AND GOOD CHEMICAL STABILITY IS PREPARED BY ADDING TO A FIRST STARCH SYRUP PREPARED BY AN ACID OR AN ENZYME (SUCH AS ALPHA-AMYLASE) HYDROLYSIS OF STARCH, A SECOND STARCH SYRUP PREPARED FROM A STARCH HYDROLYSIS INVOLVING THE ACTION OF ALPHA-1,6-GLUCODIDASE. THE SECOND SYRUP MAY BE HYDROGENATED OR THE SYRUP MIXTURE MAY BE HYDROGENATED.