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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Geoffrey N Richards, Missoula, MT (US);
Merilyn Manley-Harris, Missoula, MT (US);
Assignee:
The University of Montana, Missoula, MT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H / ; C08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536-41 ; 127D / ; 536 185 ; 536124 ; 536126 ; 424439 ; 424442 ; 426650 ; 514892 ;
Abstract
Sucrose is treated with an acid catalyst to form an amorphous sucrose anhydrous melt. Heating of the anhydrous melt at 80.degree.-100.degree. C. forms three known kestoses and the novel products, viz. .alpha.-fructosylsucrose anomers of 6-kestose, neokestose, and 1-kestose. Heating of the anhydrous melt at 125.degree.-175.degree. C. produces a fructoglucan sucrose polymer having a molecular weight of about 2,000 to 10,000 Daltons. All of these products are useful as sweeteners, food additives, additives for animal food, and bulking agents.