Erythritol compositions

摘要

The invention comprises spray dried erythritol which may also be agglomerated. The product is a free-flowing powder which preferably has 60% or more of its particles in the range 10 to 250 microns. The product is useful as a sweetener for which it is particularly adapted to be combined with a synthetic sweetener such as aspartame. The product is also useful in combination with a binder, particularly a potato maltodextrin, as a tabletting composition. The invention also comprises a process for making the product.