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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2015
The Hershey Company, Hershey, PA (US);
Steven M. Kumiega, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Thomas J. Carroll, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Ashley L. Boldt, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Paula M. Gibson, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Robert J. Huzinec, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Burton Douglas Brown, Hershey, PA (US);
David M. Stumpf, Palmyra, PA (US);
The Hershey Company, Hershey, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a comestible product comprising xylitol said method comprising: (a) subjecting a composition comprising xylitol in an amount ranging from about 60% to about 100% by weight to extrusion treatment inside an extrusion apparatus under conditions sufficient to form and maintain the xylitol in a slurry and (b) then shaping the extruded slurry and cooling the product to form a solid. The present invention additionally is directed to a product produced therefrom.