Methods for drying honey and molasses
AssigneeOgilvie Mills Ltd.
InventorsGeorge F. Bateson, Charles A. Morris, Glenn C. Heuer
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Abstract
Substantially pure honey, molasses, or mixtures thereof can be dried using extrusion or thin film drying. An improved cooling technique can be used with the thin film drying method by applying the hot dried molasses and honey to a cold, rotating cylinder, and then collecting the cooled product from the cylinder.
Claims9
A method for drying a liquid selected from the group consisting of liquid honey and liquid molasses, and liquid mixtures of at least one of liquid honey and liquid molasses with any one or more of a starch carrier, corn syrup in an amount of from up to 15% by weight of the total liquid mixture;
- hydroxylated lectithin up to about 3% by weight of the total liquid mixture;
- soya flour in an amount of up to about 15% by weight of the total liquid mixture;
- high fructose corn syrup in an amount up to about 33% by weight of the total liquid mixture;
- water in an amount of up to 20% by weight of the total liquid mixture, the method comprising extruding the liquid, without any substantial predrying thereof, in an extrusion dryer at a sufficient temperature to remove moisture from the liquid to yield a cooled, dried, low moisture product, and collecting the low moisture product.
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