PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COLD WATER SOLUBLE FERMENTATION DERIVED PRODUCT CONTAINING PROPIONIC ACID OR SALT AND RELATIVE PRODUCT

摘要

It is disclosed a process for the production of a cold water soluble powder product containing propionic acid or salt comprising a transformation step to transform a carbon source into a modified carbon source. The step to transform a carbon source into a modified carbon source comprises treating the carbon source with a substance able to degrade the carbon source to glucose. The process also comprises a fermentation step using a fermentation medium comprising the modified carbon source and a concentration step, preferably a fractional crystallization step. Preferably the substance able to degrade the carbon source to glucose is an amylase, more preferably an alfa-amylase or glucoamylase.