Patent ID: 8334007

Claim:
A continuous process for the preparation of a solid flavor or fragrance particulate composition comprising the steps of: a) preparing an aqueous solution of one carbohydrate material to form a syrup; b) heating the syrup to a first temperature to form a concentrated solution of candy; c) adding an active flavor or fragrance ingredient or composition at a uniform rate to a constant flow of candy of uniform moisture content to form a candy-active mixture; d) cooling the candy-active mixture from the first temperature to a second, lower temperature that maintains the mixture in a molten state for extrusion; e) extruding the molten mixture at the second temperature into a cool organic solvent wherein the extruded molten mass is broken up into particles; and f) drying the particles; wherein steps a) to f) are carried out continuously and sequentially and steps b) and d) are carried out by passing the syrup in step b) and respectively the candy-active mixture in step d) across a heat-exchanger surface, wherein step e) directly follows step d).