Patent ID: 7935190

Claim:
Process for preparing maltitol enriched products, said process consisting essentially of the successive steps: a) liquefying starch milk to a dextrose equivalent of from 2 to 25 and subjecting said liquefied starch milk to a saccharification step in the presence of beta-amylase and at least one debranching enzyme selected from the group consisting of pullulanases, iso-amylases and mixtures thereof, followed by the addition of alpha-amylase for obtaining syrup (A) containing at least 81% of maltose based on dry substance, b) fractionating said syrup (A) chromatographically, wherein the process conditions of said fractionation are selected in order to obtain a fraction (B) rich in maltose, wherein said fraction (B) comprises at least 96% maltose based on dry substance of fraction (B), wherein the recovery of maltose in fraction (B) is at least 80%, c) catalytically hydrogenating fraction (B) to obtain a liquid maltitol enriched product (C) comprising at least 94% maltitol, and d) increasing dry substance of liquid maltitol enriched product (C).