MOLASSES-CONTAINING MALTITOL CRYSTAL AND PRODUCTION THEREOF.

摘要

A molasses-containing maltitol crystal which has a relatively dense broken crystalline structure observable with a scanning electron microscope of a magnification of 1,000, a large apparent specific gravity and a low capacity of absorbing oil, and wherein molasses-containing crystal powders ranging from 50-mesh to 20-mesh particles have an apparent specific gravity of 0.650 to 0.750 and a capacity of absorbing oil of 7.0 to 17%. This crystal is produced by continuously feeding an aqueous solution of maltitol to an extruder provided with a slender cooling and kneading zone, where the solution is cooled and kneaded in the presence of seed crystals to form a magma of maltitol, which is continuously extruded through a nozzle.