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US 2021/0059282 A1Published application
Process for Spray Drying Fucosyllactose Solutions and Related Product Compositions
AssigneeDupont Nutrition Biosciences Aps
InventorNiels Dalgaard
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Abstract
This specification relates to a process for preparing a dried fucosyllactose (FL) from an FL solution by spray drying. This specification also relates to an FL in powder form having high bulk density, such as is obtained by the process disclosed in this specification, as well as prebiotics, probiotics and foods comprising the FL.
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A process for preparing a dried fucosyllactose, wherein:
- the process comprises:
- providing a fucosyllactose solution comprising a fucosyllactose selected from the group consisting of 2′-fucosyllactose and 3-fucosyllactose in an aqueous medium,
- feeding the fucosyllactose solution into a spray dryer, and
- spray drying the fucosyllactose solution using the spray dryer;
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- the fucosyllactose solution comprises no organic solvent or less than 1% (by weight) of organic solvent.
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A fucosyllactose powder, wherein:
- the fucosyllactose powder comprises spray-dried 2′-fucosyllactose or 3-fucosyllactose, and the fucosyllactose powder exhibits:
- a loose bulk density of from about 500 to about 700 g/L,
- a 100× tapped bulk density of from about 600 to about 850 g/L, and
- a 625× tapped bulk density of from about 600 to about 900 g/L, or
- a 1250× tapped bulk density of from about 650 to about 900 g/L.
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