Provided herein is a system and method for the parallel production of white sugar and high-quality liquid sugar from higher run-off/run-offs utilizing one vacuum pan.

Provided herein is a system and method for the parallel production of white sugar and high-quality liquid sugar from higher run-off/run-offs utilizing one vacuum pan.

The application relates to a method for producing a sugar product and a system thereof comprising receiving a first input in a control system representative of a pre-treatment sugar composition characteristic and/or an additive; receiving a second input representative of a post-treatment sugar product target specification; using the control system to determine at least one operating parameter for addition of the additive to the pre-treatment sugar and adding the additive based on the at least one determined operating parameter, wherein the at least one determined operating parameter is determined from at least: the first input, the second input, and a correlation relating at least the first input and the second input to the at least one operating parameter; and treating the pre-treatment sugar composition by addition of the additive to produce a post-treatment sugar product with a characteristic that is at or nearer to the target specification than the characteristic of the pre-treatment sugar composition. The system includes at least one spray system for addition of an additive to a pre-treatment sugar composition; at least one sensor for determining one or both of a pre-treatment sugar composition characteristic, or an additive characteristic, and a post-treatment sugar product characteristic and a control system configured to operate as mentioned above.

The application relates to a method for producing a sugar product and a system thereof comprising receiving a first input in a control system representative of a pre-treatment sugar composition characteristic and/or an additive; receiving a second input representative of a post-treatment sugar product target specification; using the control system to determine at least one operating parameter for addition of the additive to the pre-treatment sugar and adding the additive based on the at least one determined operating parameter, wherein the at least one determined operating parameter is determined from at least: the first input, the second input, and a correlation relating at least the first input and the second input to the at least one operating parameter; and treating the pre-treatment sugar composition by addition of the additive to produce a post-treatment sugar product with a characteristic that is at or nearer to the target specification than the characteristic of the pre-treatment sugar composition. The system includes at least one spray system for addition of an additive to a pre-treatment sugar composition; at least one sensor for determining one or both of a pre-treatment sugar composition characteristic, or an additive characteristic, and a post-treatment sugar product characteristic and a control system configured to operate as mentioned above.

The present invention provides a sweetener composition comprising (i) sucrose, (ii) one or more high intensity sweeteners and (iii) one or more masking agents. The taste masking agent may be a caramel; a low GI crystalline sugar comprising about 0 to 0.5 g/100 g reducing sugars and about 20 mg CE/100 g to about 45 mg CE/100 g polyphenols and the sugar particles have a glucose based glycaemic index of less than 55; and/or an amorphous sugar comprising sucrose, at least about 20 mg CE polyphenols/100 g carbohydrate and a low GI drying agent.

A fortified date fruit product includes date fruit sugar and one or more mineral phosphate nanostructures. The mineral phosphate nanostructures can be selected from one or more of calcium phosphate, zinc phosphate, and iron phosphate nanostructures, among others. The mineral phosphate nanostructures can have a particle size ranging from about 5 nm to about 100 nm, e.g., about 5 nm to about 20 nm, about 50 nm to about 100 nm, and about 75 nm to about 100 nm.

A method of production of a homogeneous powdered product from a starting product in a liquid state, the starting product having sugars as at least 60% of its total solids, the method comprising: in the absence of air: pressurizing the starting product to a pressure greater than 1 bar; injecting a gas into the starting product to form a mixture in which the starting product is substantially saturated by the gas; and degassing the mixture into a continuous stream of transport gas such that, on contact with the transport gas, water from the mixture evaporates to leave the homogeneous powdered product.

An enhanced sweetener made from granules of a carrier, such as sucrose, embedded with molecules of a high potency sweetener, such as stevia extract. The process for making the enhanced sweetener involves dissolving the high potency sweetener in warmed water and mixing the resulting solution with the heated carrier. The resulting slurry is then dried, optionally under reduced pressure. The apparatus for producing the enhanced sweetener includes one or more heated agitators connected to a heated, airtight blender, which can be evacuated with a vacuum pump. The result is an enhanced sweetener with a homogenous distribution of high potency ingredients that retains the functionalities of sugar necessary for food preparation, improves the spreading of the sweetness throughout the food, and reduces aftertastes. Other high potency ingredients and carriers may also be used in the process.

An enhanced sweetener made from granules of a carrier, such as sucrose, embedded with molecules of a high potency sweetener, such as stevia extract. The process for making the enhanced sweetener involves dissolving the high potency sweetener in warmed water and mixing the resulting solution with the heated carrier. The resulting slurry is then dried, optionally under reduced pressure. The apparatus for producing the enhanced sweetener includes one or more heated agitators connected to a heated, airtight blender, which can be evacuated with a vacuum pump. The result is an enhanced sweetener with a homogenous distribution of high potency ingredients that retains the functionalities of sugar necessary for food preparation, improves the spreading of the sweetness throughout the food, and reduces aftertastes. Other high potency ingredients and carriers may also be used in the process.

Provided is a production process for powdered sugar and liquid syrup, comprising the steps of primary pressing sugar cane juice extraction, three-stage physical filtration, and sugar boiling, wherein the step of the three-stage physical filtration respectively uses a sieve plate, a bagasse separator and a micro-filtration membrane for filtration. The bagasse separator comprises a screen cylinder transversely arranged inside a separation bin. The inlet and outlet of the screen cylinder are respectively connected to a feeding bin and a discharging bin. A juice outlet and a bagasse outlet are respectively provided under the separation bin and the discharging bin. A propeller blade component is provided inside the screen cylinder. The propeller blade component is formed by combining vertical mixing blades with helical blades.