Abstract:
SOLID, GLASS-LIKE STARCH HYDROLYSATE PRODUCTS HAVING A DEXTROSE EQUIVALENT OF FROM ABOUT 10 TO ABOUT 25, A WATER CONTENT OF LESS THAN 15% BY WEIGHT AND A BULK DENSITY OF AT LEAST ABOUT 40 POUNDS PER CUBIS FOOT ARE PROCUCED BY CONCENTRATING A HYDROLYZED STARCH CONVERSION LIQUOR, HEATING THE LIQUOR IN A PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER, SUPERHEATING MINUTE FROPLETS OF THE LIQUOR AND COOLING TO SOLIDIFICATION.