Starch Industry

Sweeteners are the result of processing starches. Enzymes play an important role in improving processing and improving the quality of derivative products in conversion industries, such as the production of glucose and fructose syrups, maltodextrins, etc.

Sweeteners
replaced sugar

Benefits of sweeteners:

Less harmful than sugar (sucrose) and a healthier source of artificial sweetener (do not generate large amounts of energy and some of them are excreted before entering the process of metabolism).
long shelf life (do not crystallize) and keep food materials fresh and soft
Prevent crystallization of syrups

Starch processing pathway to become sweeteners:

Sources of starch

Using acid to covert various types of starch into sweeteners

The use of acid

Causes pollution and damage to the environment and increases the possibility of corrosion of the devices used

The impossibility of precise control of the production process

Lack of availability of different products and lack of consistency of quality and color in the manufactured product and increasing the possibility of side and reverse reactions (Production of hydroxymethyl furfural HMF and iso maltose)

A high temperature of acid saccharification process (140 degrees centigrade)

Energy consumption and high cost, as well as the Maillard reaction and the dark color of the syrup

The mechanism of Alpha-Amylase action

Alpha-amylase attacks and breaks down alpha 4-1 bonds inside polysaccharide chains.

The mechanisms of action of Glucoamylase and Pullulanase

Glucoamylase hydrolyzes alpha 4-1 bonds from the end of the chain and pullulanase hydrolyzes α 6-1 bonds from the end of the chain thus eliminating the oligosaccharide branches.

The best process control tools (BONAMYL GL)

Enzyme mixture (BONAMIX GL)

Properties of BONAMIX GL:
An appropriate combination of glucoamylase and pullulanase

Advantages of BONAMIX GL:

Higher dextrose yield, due to lower reversion rate
Stability in high-temperature conditions
Increasing the degree of purity of the final product