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US 11,597,956 B2Granted
Process for sugar modulation
AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorsHelene Michele Jeanne Chanvrier, Tram Anh Line Do, Jovyn Kye Tyng Frost, Dietmar August Gustav Sievert
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for producing a food product comprising hydrolysed starch, as well as to products obtainable by the method. The method has the advantage of reducing the amount of sugar (i.e. maltose) produced by hydrolysis as compared to conventional methods of starch hydrolysis and present the additional advantage of providing good processability for the food product.
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A method for producing a food ingredient comprising hydrolysed starch, the method comprising:
- a) providing a dry plant preparation which comprises both starch and at least one amylolytic enzyme,
- b) providing water and at least one further amylolytic enzyme,
- c) mixing the dry plant preparation of step a) and the ingredients of step b) to form a mixture,
- d) adjusting the temperature of the mixture of step c) to a temperature lower than 55° C.,
- e) simultaneously to step d), subjecting the mixture of step c) to high shear mixing in a Ring Layer Mixer,
- f) incubating the mixture of step e) such that the desired degree of hydrolysis is achieved, and
- thereby obtaining the food ingredient comprising the hydrolysed starch.
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