Crystalline lactitol monohydrate and a process for the preparation thereof, use thereof and sweetening agent

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A crystalline lactitol monohydrate having lattice cell constants a = 7.815 ~ 0.008 .ANG. b = 12.682 ~ 0.008 .ANG. and c = 15.927 ~ 0.008 .ANG. and a melting range between 90 and 105°C, and a water content between 4.85 and 5.15 %, as well as a process of preparing said crystalline lactitol monohydrate by evaporating the aqueous solution of lactitol to a concentration between 75 and 88 % by weight, cooling the resultant mixture at a temperature ranging between 30 and 75°C, subsequently separating the lactitol monohydrate crystals from the mother liquor, and subsequently drying with air having a temperature between 120°C, and a relative humidity between 0 and 40 %, for a time period less than …