Tiense Suikerraffinaderij N.v.

Johan De Soete

Tillmann Dörr

Karl Booten

Jörg Bernard

Luc Daenekindt

Joerg Bernard

Didier Goffin

Tillmann Doerr

Eric Borgers

Disclosed is pearl sugar, having a biggest dimension between 5.6 and 8.0 mm, and a dissolution time at 20&#xb0; C. lying between 3 minutes and 8 minutes, or a biggest dimension of smaller than 5.6, and a dissolution time at 20&#xb0; C. lying between 1 minute and 3 minutes and 30 seconds. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of pearl sugar, using a sugar-containing raw material which is brought to a moisture content lying between 0.5 and 4.0 wt. %, an average size of between 0.40 and 1.20 mm, and whereby at most 2 wt. % of particles have a size of at most 0.20 mm.

Pearl sugar; process for preparing pearl sugar

A low density fructan having a loose density equal or less than 0.35 g/ml to a composition which comprises intimately associated with the fructan one or more of maltodextrins, polydextrose, sucrose, polyols and high intensity sweeteners. Also provided is a method for preparing the fructan and the composition, and a composition which presents instant dispersion properties in aqueous medium.

Low density fructan composition and method for preparing same

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Johan De Soete