Method for making crystallized fructose

A process for manufacturing crystallized fructose comprising:

• preparing a solution of fructose having a total sugar content of 45 to 85% by weight and a fructose content above 60% by weight, referred to the dry matter and seeding the solution with fructose dihydrate crystals at a temperature between 10 to −10° C.,
• progressively lowering the temperature of the seeded solution until fructose dihydrate crystals having a fructose content of 95 to 100% by weight of dry matter are obtained, and separating the crystals from the seeded solution;
• melting the resulting crystals to obtain a syrup comprised of about 83% by weight sugar and about 17% water;
• concentrating the syrup by evaporating the water under reduced pressure to obtain a dry matter content of 96% to 100% by weight;
• seeding the concentrated syrup with 5 to 30% by weight of crystallized fructose,
• keeping the resulting mass at a temperature between 55 to 75° C. until a nontacky and brittle mass is obtained, and
• crushing, drying and grinding the nontacky brittle mass into particles of agglomerated fructose crystals.