Dextrose in powder form and a process for the preparation thereof
US6527868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07H1/00
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a dextrose in powder form, characterised in that it has a dextrose content at least equal to 99%, an &agr; crystalline form content at least equal to 95%, a water content at most equal to 1% and a compressibility, determined according to a test A, at least equal to 80 N, preferably in the range 100 N and 200 N. The invention also relates to the use of said dextrose in powder form as a sweetener or excipient, particularly in food or pharmaceutical compositions, for example, for the preparation of confectionery or of tablets to be sucked, chewed, dissolved or swallowed.
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