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US 10,946,058 B2Granted
Food additives and methods of making and using same
OwnerUppala Rajakarunainventor
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Abstract
Described herein are food additives prepared from the inner core of a banana plant stem, along with methods of making and using same.
Claims26
A wet banana plant stem inner core fiber food additive prepared by:
- removing outer layers of a banana plant stem to provide its inner core devoid of removed outer layers;
- soaking the inner core in an aqueous medium with a controlled pH between 2 and 6;
- boiling the inner core for up to 8 hours in an aqueous medium with a controlled pH between 2 and 6 to produce a boiled inner core;
- and
- drying the boiled inner core to an extent sufficient to provide a water content that is from about 0.01% by weight to about 95% by weight to produce the wet banana plant stem inner core fiber food additive.
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A wet banana plant stem inner core fiber food additive prepared by:
- removing outer layers of a banana plant stem to provide its inner core devoid of removed outer layers;
- soaking the inner core for 2 to 8 hours in an aqueous medium with a controlled pH between 2 and 6 at a maintained temperature of from about 40° F. to about 90° F.;
- boiling the inner core for up to 8 hours in an aqueous medium with a controlled pH between 2 and 6 to produce a boiled inner core;
- and
- drying the boiled inner core from about 2 minutes to 72 hours to an extent sufficient to provide a water content that is from about 2% to about 50% by weight to produce the wet banana plant stem inner core fiber food additive.
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