Patent ID: 8399230

Claim:
A stabilized enzyme composition, prepared by a process comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a saccharide syrup by dissolving a saccharide in water heated to a temperature of between 50° C. to 100° C. prior to said dissolving in a 1 to 1 up to a 1 to 10 ratio; (b) evaporating water from said syrup by further heating such that the residual amount of remaining water is between 20% and 0.01%; (c) mixing an enzyme formulation into said syrup immediately following said evaporation wherein said syrup has a temperature between 50° C. and 130° C. and mixture comprises between 99%-10% of said saccharide and between 1%-75% of said enzyme formulation; (d) placing said enzyme mixture on a carrier for cooling, wherein the resulting enzyme composition comprises between 5%-65% mixture and between 35%-95% carrier, and wherein said enzyme composition prepared by said process has enhanced thermal stability compared to the same enzyme-containing starting material not stabilized by the process.