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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ingrid Willibald-Ettle, Landau, DE;
Ondrej Mikla, Langenlebarn, AT;
Assignee:
Sudzucker Aktiengesellschaft, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23P 1/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23P 1/12 ;
Abstract
A process is disclosed for producing vitreous molten mass from sweeteners by means of an extruder, in particular a double screw extruder. The sweetener is introduced into an inlet zone of the extruder, is extruded in a melting zone at an increased temperature, in a vacuum zone at a reduced pressure and increased temperature, and finally in a cooling zone at a reduced temperature, forming a vitreous molten mass.