Sudzucker Aktiengesellschaft

Sudzucker Aktiengesellschaft Mannheim/ochsenfurt

Hanspeter Degelmann

Markwart Kunz

Mohammad Munir

Jorg Kowalczyk

Wolfgang Wach

Matthias Schuttenhelm

J&ouml;rg Kowalczyk

Jörg Kowalczyk

Knut M Rapp

Ingrid Willibald-Ettle

Tillmann Dörr

Manfred Vogel

Lutz Guderjahn

Theodor Bayerköhler

Michael Gander

Matthias Sch&uuml;ttenhelm

Holger Janssen

Matthias Schüttenhelm

The present invention relates to an improved method of producing agglomerates and compressed products containing isomaltulose and/or hydrogenated isomaltulose.

Directly compressible raw material for tablets

The invention relates to confections, in particular hard and soft confections, which contain a sweetener of 1-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (1,1 GPS), in particular 6-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (1,6 GPS), 1-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (1,1 GPS) and 1-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol (1,1 GPM); and to the use of this sweetener in confections, in particular pharmaceutically active confections.

Hard confections containing a sweetener

The invention relates to a process for producing mixtures selectively enriched with either 1,1-GPM and 1,6-GPS from hydrogenated isomaltulose. The process involves dissolving hydrogenated isomaltulose at an elevated temperature, and subjecting the resulting solution to one or more cooling steps, wherein each cooling step utilizes a predetermined cooling rate over a predetermined temperature range.

Process for producing mixtures rich in 1,6-GPS or 1,1-GPM

The invention relates to a process for the hydrogenation of sugars and sugar mixtures from the group consisting of isomaltulose, trehalulose, maltulose, leucrose and lactulose to sugar alcohols or sugar alcohol mixtures wherein the sugars or sugar mixtures are hydrogenated with hydrogen in an aqueous solution at elevated temperature and elevated pressure, using a nickel-containing catalyst attached to a carrier.

Process for the hydrogenation of sugars

The invention relates to a process for the hydrogenation of sugars and sugar mixtures to sugar alcohols or sugar alcohol mixtures wherein the sugars or sugar mixtures are hydrogenated with hydrogen in an aqueous solution at elevated temperature and elevated pressure by using a shell catalyst comprising a mixture of a pure Raney metal and a Raney metal alloy and wherein the shell catalyst has an essentially catalytically inactive core functioning as a carrier and a catalytically active shell.

Process for the hydrogenation of sugars using a shell catalyst

A process for the preparation of a sweetener, in which sucrose is converted enzymatically into a saccharide mixture which is called 'isomerized sucrose' and has a disaccharide content of more than 85% by weight, then non-isomerized remaining sucrose is removed from the latter by enzymatic and/or H.sup.+ ion-catalyzed cleavage, and this product is catalytically hydrogenated. Preferably either before or after the catalytic hydrogenation, the resulting mixture is subjected to a chromatographic separation. The sweeteners prepared by this process contain either a mixture of 10 to 50% by weight of 6-O-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol; 2 to 20% by weight of 1-O-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol; and 30 to 70% by weight of 1-O-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol or of 5 to 10% by weight of 6-O-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol; 30 to 40% by weight of 1-O-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol; and 45 to 60% by weight of 1-O-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol.

Sweetener, process for its preparation and the use thereof

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Hanspeter Degelmann