Patent ID: 7632094

Claim:
A method of producing a residual glucose syrup from a starch solution, the method comprising: (a) saccharifying a starch solution by adding enzymes and/or acid to said starch solution thereby producing a crude syrup; (b) centrifuging the crude syrup in a centrifugal separating device ( 110 ), wherein the device is configured with a horizontal axis of rotation, a drum, and a screw body therein, said centrifuging of said crude syrup comprising separating a residual glucose syrup substantially comprising glucose (a′) from a phase substantially comprising proteins and/or fats (b′), wherein said phase has a lower specific weight than the specific weight of said residual glucose syrup and wherein said separating provides forming said phase (b′) floating on said residual glucose syrup (a′); (c) conveying the phase (b′) to a discharge device along the screw body of the centrifugal separating device, thereby retaining the residual glucose syrup substantially comprising glucose (a′); and then, (d) obtaining said residual glucose syrup (a′) from said centrifugal separating device.