Danisco US Inc.

Xyrofin Oy

H&aring;kan Gros

Heikki Heikkil&auml;

Olli-Pekka Eroma

Tammy Pepper

Marja-Leena Sarkki

Johanna Nygren

Julita Pearson

Pankaj Shah

Bengt Lindholm

The present invention is directed to a process and product by process for preparing a carbohydrate polymer which comprises polymerizing a sugar at a temperature below the point of substantial decomposition thereof and under reduced pressure in the presence of a catalytic effective amount of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of a monocarboxylic acid, a lactone of a monocarboxylic acid and arylol, while removing water formed during said polymerization, said organic acid being non-volatile and having only one acidic functionality and having no amino groups thereon.

Polymerization of mono and disaccharides with monocarboxylic acids and lactones

The present invention relates to a novel process for the crystallization of lactitol, to a particulate crystalline lactitol product having novel properties, to the use thereof as in foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and oral hygiene products, as well as to special lactitol sweeteners. The process comprises: contacting a liquid containing dissolved lactitol with gas suspended fine solid particles containing microcrystalline lactitol; causing substantial removal of the solvent component of said liquid and allowing the resulting lactitol material to form an essentially solid composition of matter comprising a multitude of microcrystals of lactitol; and causing said lactitol composition to be conditioned during a further step to provide a product consisting essentially throughtout its entire structure of a multitude of microcrystals of lactitol agglomerated together in a random manner. The invention provides a crystalline lactitol product consisting essentially throughout its entire structure of a multitude of microcrystals of lactitol agglomerated together in a random manner.

Crystallization of lactitol, crystalline lactitol product and use thereof

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Kantvik, Finland

Håkan Gros

Growing community of inventors

Kantvik, Finland

H&aring;kan Gros

Håkan Gros