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Anhydrous crystals of maltitol and whole crystalline hydrogenated starch hydrolyzate mixture solid containing the crystals, and process for the production and uses thereof
Assignee: Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo KK
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Filing: 1985-12-09
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Granted: 1988-01-05
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Expires: 2005-12-09
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to anhydrous crystals of maltitol and the whole crystalline hydrogenated starch hydrolysate mixture solid containing the crystals, and processes for the production and use thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Mamoru Hirao
- 👤 Hiromi Hijiya
- 👤 Toshio Miyaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:41
CPC Classifications
C; C13; C13B; C13B30/00; C13B30/02; C07; C07H; C07H15/00; C07H15/02; C07H15/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A process for producing a pulverulent composition consisting essentially of at least 65% anhydrous crystals of maltitol, based on the weight of dry solids, and the remainder being sorbitol and higher sugar alcohols, said process comprising: providing a 0°-95° C. aqueous maltitol solution having a dissolved solids concentration of 65-95% and a maltitol content of at least 65% based on the weight of the dissolved solids, and a degree of supersaturation of from about 1.05 to about 1.50 based on the weight of the solids dissolved in the solution; seeding the aqueous solution with an effective amount of anhydrous seed crystals of maltitol; cooling the aqueous solution under conditions appropriate to obtain a crystal suspension; and forming a pulverulent solid from said crystal suspension.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A process for producing a pulverulent composition consisting essentially of at least 65% anhydrous crystals of maltitol, based on the weight of dry solids, and the remainder being sorbitol and higher sugar alcohols, said process comprising: providing a 0°-95° C. aqueous maltitol solution having a dissolved solids concentration of 65-95% and a maltitol content of at least 65% based on the weight of the dissolved solids, and a degree of supersaturation of from about 1.05 to about 1.50 based on the weight of the solids dissolved in the solution; seeding the aqueous solution with an effective amount of anhydrous seed crystals of maltitol; cooling the aqueous solution under conditions appropriate to obtain a crystal suspension; and forming a pulverulent solid from said crystal suspension.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein the amount of anhydrous seed crystals of maltitol used for seeding is from about 0.1 to about 20.0% of the dissolved solids in the aqueous solution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein said step of forming a pulverulent solid comprises: spray-drying the crystal suspension; and aging the resultant pulverulent product in a hot air current.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process in accordance with claim 3, wherein said aging step comprises supplying a current of air at 30°-60° C. to the pulverulent product for about 1 to 20 hours.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process in accordance with claim 4, wherein said spray drying step comprises spraying said suspension into a 60°-100° C. air current.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process in accordance with claim 3, wherein said cooling step continues until crystallization has proceeded up to about 25 to 60%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process as set forth in claim 1, wherein said step of forming a pulverulent solid comprises: allowing the resultant crystal suspension to stand for 0.5-5 days to solidify into blocks; scraping the blocks into a finely divided pulverulent form; and drying the resultant pulverulent product.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process in accordance with claim 7, wherein said cooling step continues until crystallization has proceeded up to about 10-60%.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
In the process of producing a polyether derivative of a sugar alcohol, comprising reacting the sugar alcohol with polyalkylene oxide under anhydrous conditions, the improvement wherein said sugar alcohol is maltitol in anhydrous crystalline form.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
In the process of producing a polyether derivative of a sugar alcohol, comprising reacting the sugar alcohol with polyalkylene oxide under anhydrous conditions, the improvement wherein said sugar alcohol is maltitol in anhydrous crystalline form.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
In the process of producing a polyether derivative of a sugar alcohol, comprising reacting the sugar alcohol with polyalkylene oxide under anhydrous conditions, the improvement wherein said sugar alcohol is an anhydrous crystalline mixture of at least 65% by weight of anhydrous crystalline maltitol, with the remainder sorbitol and higher sugar alcohols.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
52 words
In the process of producing a polyether derivative of a sugar alcohol, comprising reacting the sugar alcohol with polyalkylene oxide under anhydrous conditions, the improvement wherein said sugar alcohol is an anhydrous crystalline mixture of at least 65% by weight of anhydrous crystalline maltitol, with the remainder sorbitol and higher sugar alcohols.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
In the process of producing a fatty acid ester of a sugar alcohol comprising reacting the sugar alcohol with a fatty acid under anhydrous contitions, the improvement wherein the sugar alcohol is an a hydrous mixture of at least 65% by weight of anhydrous crystalline maltitol with the remainder sorbitol and higher sugar alcohols.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
In the process of producing a fatty acid ester of a sugar alcohol comprising reacting the sugar alcohol with a fatty acid under anhydrous contitions, the improvement wherein the sugar alcohol is an a hydrous mixture of at least 65% by weight of anhydrous crystalline maltitol with the remainder sorbitol and higher sugar alcohols.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
In the process of producing a fatty acid ester of a sugar alcohol comprising reacting the sugar alcohol with a fatty acid under anhydrous contitions, the improvement wherein the sugar alcohol is maltitol in anhydrous crystalline form.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
In the process of producing a fatty acid ester of a sugar alcohol comprising reacting the sugar alcohol with a fatty acid under anhydrous contitions, the improvement wherein the sugar alcohol is maltitol in anhydrous crystalline form.
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