EASILY FLOWABLE AND NON-CLOGGING CRYSTALLINE MALTITOL POWDER COMPOSITION Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A23L1/236 C07H15/04 A61K9/14 A61K31/7016 A23G3/42 A23G4/10 A23G1/40 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: this invention relates to a crystalline maltitol powder composition; its specificity consist in the fact that the average particle size across the bulk (according to laser diffraction results) is equal to 10 - 150 mcm; the content of maltitol in the composition is 80 - 99.9 wt %; at least 50 wt % of the particles pass through a sieve having retention threshold equal to 2000 mcm according to A1 test; at least 35 wt % of the particles pass through a sieve having retention threshold equal to 2000 mcm according to A2 test; the composition includes 0.1 - 20 wt % of at least one water-insoluble anti-clogging agent; the said anti-clogging agent has hydroscopic property (determined according to Test B) equal to 2.5 - 25%; the said anti-clogging agent is selected from the group including pyretogenous silicon dioxide, sodium aluminosilicate, anhydrous tricalcium phosphate and dehydrated potato starch (especially dehydrated potato starch containing less than 12% residual water, preferably containing less than 10% residual water, preferably containing less than 8% residual water, preferably containing less than 6% residual water) and their mixtures.

EFFECT: this composition is not prone to clogging and finds application in the food and pharmaceutical branches.

13 cl, 5 tbl, 2 ex