| abstract |
A gluco-oligosaccharide mixture having up to 30, in particular from 10 to 20, anhydroglucose units is prepared by reacting an aqueous solution of a mono-or disaccharide composed of glucose units containing more than 200 mmol of the saccharide per 1000 U alpha (1->6)-D-glucosyl transferase, at 265 to 310 K and a pH value of from 4.5 to 8.0, with an aqueous solution of sucrose in a molar ratio of sucrose to glucose of 2.0 to 5.0. The oligosaccharide mixtures of the present invention are used as calorie-free carrier for sweetening agents and as "body building" sweetening agent. |