AGAVE SWEETENER COMPOSITION AND CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS

摘要

A process for producing a crystallized sweetener from agave syrup by mixing agave syrup with a binder, anticaking agent, and flavor enhancer, evaporating and crystallizing the mixture, and then grinding it to produce a crystallized agave sweetener product.

主权项

1. A process for producing a crystalline agave sweetener, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing agave syrup, a binder, and an anticaking agent to a mixer to form an in-process mixture; (b) heating the in-process mixture to a temperature of between 50° C. and 65° C. while stifling the in-process mixture at a constant rate; (c) applying a vacuum at a temperature of between 50° C. and 65° C. to evaporate water from the in-process mixture until a concentration of approximately 10% moisture is obtained in the in-process mixture, thereby producing a partially evaporated mixture; (d) transferring the partially evaporated mixture to a first evaporator and applying a vacuum at a temperature of between 50° C. and 65° C. to evaporate water from the partially evaporated mixture and produce an evaporated mixture having a moisture concentration of between 1% and 2%; (e) transferring the evaporated mixture to a tunnel freezer in order to lower the temperature of the evaporated mixture; and then (f) processing the evaporated mixture to produce crystals of 2 millimeters or less in diameter.