Patent ID: 8877735

Claim:
An alkoxylated sucrose ester composition with increased purity, wherein the alkoxylated sucrose ester composition comprises: a) at least one alkoxylated sucrose ester having the following structure: wherein R is independently selected from: i) COR′; ii) (CH 2 CH 2 O) x H; and iii) (CH 2 CH 2 O) x COR′; wherein R′ is a fatty acid compound having from 2 to 28 carbon atoms; and x is a number selected from 1 to 50; wherein at least one of the R groups is an ester group that is directly esterified to the sucrose backbone; wherein the alkoxylated sucrose ester is a hexa or hepta ester; and b) wherein the alkoxylated sucrose ester composition further comprises: i) less than 1% aldehydes; ii) less than 1% ketones; iii) less than 1% benzyl halide; iv) less than 1% mono-benzyl ether; v) less than 1% acetals; and vi) less than 1% ketals; and wherein the alkoxylated sucrose ester composition is substantially free of solvent.