A SPICE/SWEETENER COMPOSITION AND A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING IT

摘要

The invention relates to a spice/sweetener composition, especially a cinnamon/sugar composition, consisting of granules comprising a crystalline sweetener and a powdered spice bonded together with a fat which is solid at room temperature. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of a spice/sugar composition, wherein a finely powdered spice is mixed with a crystalline sweetener, the mixture obtained is heated to a temperaturee in which the fat to be used is in a melted state, the melted fat, which is solid at room temperature, is sprayed with vigorous stirring onto the mixture in an amount of from 0.5 to 5 % by weight of the total amount of the composition to be manufactured, and the obtained mixture is cooled to room temperature with continuous stirring.