Melt cocrystallized sorbitol/xylitol compositions

• US 5,158,789 A
• Filed: 08/09/1991
• Issued: 10/27/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Corn Products International Incorporated (Ingredion Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: ICI Americas Inc (Astrazeneca PLC)
• Inventors: DuRoss, James W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunter, Jeanette
• Application Number:
  US07/742,966
• Time in Patent Office: 445 Days
• Field of Search: 426/658, 426/660, 426/572, 426/661, 426/804, 426/3-6, 426/453
• US Class Current: 426/3
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 2200/06 containing beet sugar or cane sugar if specifically mentioned or containing other carbohydrates, e.g. starches, gums, alcohol sugar, polysaccharides, dextrin or containing high or low amount of carbohydrate
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/346 Finished or semi-finished products in the form of powders, paste or liquids A23G3/343 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/10 characterised by the carbohydrates used, e.g. polysaccharides containing dairy products A23G4/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/2018 Sugars, or sugar alcohols, e.g. lactose, mannitol; Derivatives thereof, e.g. polysorbates
• CPC Class Codes: C07C 31/26 Hexahydroxylic alcohols
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 426/804 Low calorie, low sodium or hypoallergic

Abstract

Melt cocrystallized sorbitol/xylitol offers improved processing properties relative to blends of crystalline sorbitol and crystalline xylitol. Also disclosed are ingestible compositions, such as tablets and chewing gum, comprising melt cocrystallized sorbitol/xylitol as well as a process for the production thereof.

Claims

1. Melt cocrystallized sorbitol/xylitol.

2. Melt cocrystallized sorbitol/xylitol in accordance with claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of sorbitol to xylitol is between about 99:

1 and about 1;

99.

3. Melt cocrystallized sorbitol/xylitol in accordance with claim 2 wherein the weight ratio of sorbitol to xylitol is between about 50:

50 and about 97;

3.

4. Melt cocrystallized sorbitol/xylitol in accordance with claim 3 wherein the weight ratio of sorbitol to xylitol is between about 65:

35 and about 95;

5.

5. An ingestable composition comprising melt cocrystallized sorbitol/xylitol.

6. An ingestable composition in accordance with claim 5 wherein said composition is in the form of a tablet.

7. An ingestable composition in accordance with claim 5 wherein said composition is in the form of a chewing gum.

8. A method of producing melt crystallized sorbitol/xylitol, which method comprises the steps of:

a) forming a homogeneous molten blend of sorbitol and xylitol;

b) cooling said homogeneous molten mixture under agitation until a viscous mass is formed; and

c) cooling said mass slowly until the sorbitol/xylitol blend becomes fully crystallized.