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A method for producing starch hydrolysate that includes processing in a high shear device a hydrolytic solution having a component selected from the group consisting of acids, hydrolytic enzymes, and combinations thereof, and an aqueous starch solution to produce a dispersion, wherein the high shear

A method for producing starch hydrolysate that includes processing in a high shear device a hydrolytic solution having a component selected from the group consisting of acids, hydrolytic enzymes, and combinations thereof, and an aqueous starch solution to produce a dispersion, wherein the high shear device is configured with a rotor and a stator; and transferring the dispersion from the high shear device to a reactor from which a starch hydrolysate product comprising dextrose is removed, wherein the operating temperature within the reactor is maintained at a temperature of less than about 160° C.

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1. A method for producing starch hydrolysate and a product sugar syrup therefrom, the method comprising: processing in a high shear device a hydrolytic solution comprising an acid, and an aqueous starch solution to produce a dispersion, wherein the high shear device is configured with a rotor and a

1. A method for producing starch hydrolysate and a product sugar syrup therefrom, the method comprising: processing in a high shear device a hydrolytic solution comprising an acid, and an aqueous starch solution to produce a dispersion, wherein the high shear device is configured with a rotor and a stator; andtransferring the dispersion from the high shear device to a reactor from which a starch hydrolysate product comprising dextrose is removed, wherein the operating temperature within the reactor is maintained at a temperature of less than about 160° C., and wherein the starch hydrolysate product has a DE of less than about 20; andintroducing the starch hydrolysate product and an α-1,4-carbohydrase into a vessel, and removing the product sugar syrup from the vessel. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the starch hydrolysate product comprises a DE value of less than about 20, and wherein the dispersion comprises hydrolytic solution globules having an average diameter of less than about 1.5 μm. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the high shear device is operable with a tip speed of at least 5 m/s, wherein the rotor and the stator are separated by a shear gap width in the range of from 0.025 mm to 10.0 mm, and wherein operation of the high shear device produces a localized pressure of at least 1000 MPa at a tip of the rotor. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the acid is hydrochloric acid at a pH between about 1 and about 4, and wherein the temperature is also greater than about 70° C. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing step comprises subjecting the hydrolytic solution and aqueous starch solution to a shear rate of greater than about 20,000 s−1, wherein the acid is selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, oleum (fuming sulfuric acid), and combinations thereof, and wherein the temperature is in the range of about 85° C. to about 105° C. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the high shear device comprises a second rotor/stator combination, and wherein the second rotor/stator combination provides a shear rate different from the rotor and the stator. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein prior to processing, the hydrolytic solution and the aqueous starch solution are mixed together and heated to a temperature in the range of from about 80° C. to about 90° C. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the α-1,4-carbohydrase is glucoamylase, and wherein the product sugar syrup has a DE of greater than about 20; or wherein the α-1,4-carbohydrase is sweet potato β-amylase, and wherein the product sugar syrup comprises maltose. 9. A method for producing starch hydrolysate and a product sugar syrup therefrom, the method comprising: processing in a high shear device a hydrolytic solution comprising hydrochloric acid and an aqueous starch solution to produce a dispersion, wherein the high shear device is configured with a rotor and a stator; andtransferring the dispersion from the high shear device to a reactor from which a starch hydrolysate product comprising dextrose is removed, wherein the operating temperature within the reactor is maintained at a temperature in the range of about 85° C. to about 105° C., and wherein the starch hydrolysate product comprises a DE value of less than about 20; andcontacting the starch hydrolysate product with an α-1,4-carbohydrase in a vessel, and removing the product sugar syrup from the vessel. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the dispersion comprises hydrolytic solution globules having an average diameter of less than about 5 μm, and wherein the rotor and the stator are separated by a shear gap width in the range of from 0.025 mm to 10.0MM. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the processing step comprises subjecting the hydrolytic solution and aqueous starch solution to a shear rate of greater than about 20,000 s−1 in the shear gap, wherein the high shear device comprises a second rotor/stator combination, and wherein the second rotor/stator combination provides a second shear rate different from the rotor and the stator. 12. The method of claim 9, wherein the hydrochloric acid is at a pH between about 1and about 4. 13. A system for the production of starch hydrolysate and a product sugar syrup therefrom, the system comprising: a high shear device comprising at least one rotor and at least one stator having a shear gap therebetween and configured to produce a dispersion of hydrolytic solution globules in a solution comprising aqueous starch, wherein said minimum clearance is in the range of from 0.025 mm to 10.0 mm, wherein the hydrolytic solution comprises an acid;a reactor fluidly connected to an outlet of the high shear device, and operable to produce a starch hydrolysate product having a DE value of less than about 20, wherein the reactor comprises apparatus such that contents of the reactor are maintained at a temperature of less than 160° C.; anda vessel configured for contacting the starch hydrolysate product with an α-1,4-carbohydrase, to produce the product sugar syrup. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the hydrolytic solutions globules have an average diameter of less than 100 nm. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the high shear device comprises at least two rotors and at least two stators. 16. The system of claim 13, wherein the high shear device is configured to produce a localized pressure of at least about 1000 MPa at the tip of the rotor during operation of the high shear device. 17. The system of claim 13, wherein the high shear device is operable to produce a shear rate of greater than about 20,000 s−1. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the acid is hydrochloric acid.