Process for recrystallizing sugar and product thereof
AssigneeChr. Hansen, Inc.
InventorJames R. Morano
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Abstract
The invention is a process for recrystallizing sugar. The invention involves admixing a first quantity of a powdered sugar and a second quantity of an adjuvant, such as an invert sugar, to provide a sugar blend. The sugar blend has up to about 3 percent moisture. The invention then involves mixing the sugar blend with a high shear extruding means at a temperature between about 220.degree. F. and about 300.degree. F. with a residence time in the extruding means of between about 0.5 second and about 12 seconds. The invention includes the product of a combined phase recrystallized sugar.
Claims21
A process for preparing a recrystallized sugar product, comprising:
- combining a powdered feed sugar with an adjuvant in a mixer, to provide a sugar blend of up to about 3% moisture;
- mixing the sugar blend with sufficient high shear, and at a sufficient temperature and positive pressure, to uniformly mix the sugar and the adjuvant throughout the sugar blend;
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- dispensing the sugar blend from the mixer;
- wherein, upon discharge, an explosive decompression occurs, and the dispensed sugar blend rapidly dehydrates and expands to a friable solid.
A process for recrystallizing sugar, comprising:
- combining a powdered feed sugar with an adjuvant in a mixer, to provide a sugar blend of up to about 3% moisture;
- mixing the sugar blend with sufficient high shear, and at a sufficient temperature and pressure, to mechanically fluidize the sugar blend and uniformly disperse the sugar and the adjuvant throughout the sugar blend;
- dispensing the sugar blend from the mixer into atmosphere, such that, upon discharge, an explosive decompression of the sugar blend occurs, moisture is rapidly released from the dispensed sugar blend, and the sugar blend explosively expands to a friable solid having a crystallinity different than the powdered feed sugar.
A process for providing a recrystallized sugar product, comprising:
- combining a powdered sucrose with an adjuvant to provide a sucrose blend having up to about 3% moisture,
- mixing the sucrose blend with sufficient high shear, and at a sufficient temperature and positive pressure, to uniformly mix the sugar and the adjuvant throughout the sucrose blend;
- dispensing the sucrose blend from the mixer such that, upon discharge, an explosive decompression occurs, and the dispensed sucrose blend rapidly dehydrates and expands to a friable solid.
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