Crystallization of sugars
AssigneeNestec S. A.
InventorsStephen Thomas Beckett, Marina Miller, Susan Grimes, John Donaldson
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Abstract
A process for preparing crystalline sugar by providing a solution of a solvent and sugar, exposing the solution to a magnetic field having a strength which is sufficient to impart improvements in the processing of the sugar or the properties of the resulting crystalline sugar product, and providing conditions suitable for crystallization to obtain a substantially crystalline sugar product. The magnetic field strength is sufficient to influence at least one of morphology, size, nucleation rate or, crystallinity of the crystalline sugar product.
Claims18
A process for preparing crystalline sugar, the process comprising:
- providing a solution comprising about 20 to 40% sugar and about 80 to 60% solvent based on the total weight of the solution;
- exposing the solution to a magnetic field having a strength of between about 30 and 760 G which magnetic field strength is sufficient to influence at least one of morphology, size, nucleation rate, or crystallinity of the resulting crystalline sugar product;
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- providing conditions suitable for crystallization to obtain a substantially crystalline sugar product with fewer centers of nucleation.
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