Application of Maize processing in sugar industry

Maize is one of the most widely planted food crops in our country. In the backward rural areas, Maize planting allows many people to eat. With the development of industrialization technology, Maize processing is applied to various industries, and Maize processing equipment is divided into many types. , Such as: Maize oil equipment, Maize starch complete equipment, etc. The use of these equipment also allows more production materials in the food processing field.

　　 Today I’m going to talk about the application of Maize processing in the sugar industry. You may be curious about how Maize is still related to sugar. We know that Maize is rich in nutrients, whether starch or sugar is extracted through Maize processing technology, let's take a look at it together.

　　1, traditional Maize syrup.

　　This kind of sugar production technology refers to the product obtained by incomplete saccharification of Maize starch. The sugar composition mainly includes glucose, maltose, oligosaccharide and dextrin, etc.;

　　 2, solid Maize starch.

　　Enzymatically convert starch into a saccharification liquid containing 95-97% glucose. This saccharification liquid has high purity and good sweetness, can omit the crystallization process, and can be directly sprayed or cut into powder products, suitable for food industry applications;

　　3, crystalline glucose.

　　This kind of sugar production is mainly produced by enzymatic method, which greatly improves the degree of starch hydrolysis. At present, the largest output is a-glucose containing one water molecule, in addition to anhydrous a-glucose and B-glucose;

　　4, fructose syrup.

　　 Fructose syrup is a new type of sweetener that has developed rapidly in recent years. Its flavor is better than that of sucrose, and its nutritional value is like honey, so it is called fructose syrup.