PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A REDUCED BULK DENSITY SUCRALOSE CONTAINING SWEETENER SYSTEM AND PRODUCTS THEREOF

摘要

The invention discloses an extruded agglomerated free flowing solid sweetener composition containing at least one caloric carbohydrate sweetener and at least one high intensity sweetener, the said free flowing solid sweetener having caloric density expressed as calories/cubic centimeter (calories/cc) that is half or less than half of the typical caloric density of the crystalline granulated sucrose. Also disclosed is a process for preparing the same comprising a process of extrusion of a blend of the said carbohydrate sweetener and the high intensity sweetener through a low shear, low speed, high pressure cooker extruder wherein temperature required for extrusion is applied externally and extrusion is done through a die of about 6 to 18 centimeter with a residence time of about 50 seconds wherein the said extruder is set for process parameters that result in an extrudate having a calorie density in a range of half the caloric density of the crystalline sucrose plus or minus up to about a quarter of the caloric density of crystalline sucrose, and selecting or mixing fractions that result in a composition of half the caloric density of the crystalline sucrose.