Sweetener Index
Technical Memorandum on Glucose The Second World War caused a shortage of sweeteners which brought about a new leap ahead with the invention of the continuos glucose converter by Karl Kroyer, Denmark. Members of The International Starch Group were deeply involved in inventions and development ...

Technical Memorandum on Sorbitol. Mid 1950s, sorbitol large scale manufacture began due to new applications, such as humectant in cosmetology and sugar substitute in non cariogenic confectionery. Sorbitol is today commercially produced from starch by enzymatic hydrolysis and catalytic hydrogenation. It has wide applications as a sweetener and humectant.

Process Flow Chart indicating process diagram of native and modified starch, glucose, fructose and sorbitol syrups.

Properties of Glucose Syrup The discovery of heat stable amylase allows a still wider DE range and even more freedom in sugar spectrum. A syrup is no longer unequivocal designated by the DE.

Properties of Fructose Syrup Fructose replaces sucrose in canned fruit and fruit preserves together with 20-30% maltose syrup ...

Falling Film Evaporator. A starch hydrolysate is concentrated by evaporation in a falling film evaporator - a strict thin film evaporator. The liquid completely covers the interior surface of vertical tubes with a seething layer moving downwards ...

Starch Slurry Viscosity Table Starch Slurry Concentration at 60 oF (15,6oC).

Starch & Sweetener Market Place. Traders are invited to enter an add free of charge. Sellers and buyers are getting in direct contact with no one in between.

Dictionary on starch and glucose. Starch: A polymer of glucose found as a reserve in most plants. Another glucose polymer found in plants is cellulose. Compared to cellulose, starch is made up of alpha glucosidic bonds ...