Abstract: The invention relates to an industrially useful process for the recovery of sucrose and/or non-sucrose components. The process comprises (i) providing a solution of sugar beet and/or sugar cane origin selected from molasses, sugar juices and liquors, wherein said sugar juices are non-nanofiltered during the process; (ii) subjecting said solution to electrodialysis for removing therefrom inorganic and organic anions and cations and organic acids; (iii) subjecting the electrodialyzed solution to a chromatographic separation for obtaining sucrose and non-sucrose components in separate fractions; and (iv) recovering a product selected from sucrose and non-sucrose components from at least one of said fractions. The invention also relates to the use of electrodialysis for improving the efficiency of chromatographic separation in the industrial recovery of sucrose and/or non-sucrose components.

Abstract: The invention relates to a product based on a sugar beet extract, which is useful as a flavor improver in ingestible products, particularly in foodstuffs, especially in beverages sweetened with other than natural sugar. The invention also relates to a process for preparing said product starting from various streams of the beet sugar manufacturing process. The process of the invention is based on membrane techniques and/or chromatographic fractionation. The invention also relates to the use of said product as a flavor improver in ingestible products. Furthermore, ingestible products including said product are covered by the invention. The invention also relates to a method of improving the flavor of ingestible products by adding said product to the ingestible product.