# US 12,004,551 B2 · Fat/oil composition containing fine particle composite and method for producing same

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- Number: US 12,004,551 B2
- Document ID: US12004551B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/115,616
- Filed: 2020-12-08
- Published: 2021-03-25
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2018-06-08
- Assignees: Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Takeki Saito
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004551B2

## CPC

- A23D 7/0053: {Compositions other than spreads}
- A23P 10/47: using additives, e.g. emulsifiers, wetting agents or dust-binding agents
- A23D 7/003: {Compositions other than spreads (characterised by ingredients other than fatty acid triglycerides A23D7/0053)}
- A23D 9/007: characterised by ingredients other than fatty acid triglycerides
- A23L 5/11: {using oil}
- A23L 5/32: {using phonon wave energy, e.g. sound or ultrasonic waves}
- A23L 13/03: {Coating with a layer; Stuffing, laminating, binding, or compressing of original meat pieces}
- A23L 19/01: {Instant products; Powders; Flakes; Granules (A23L19/10 – A23L19/12 take precedence)}
- A23L 29/04: {Fatty acids or derivatives}
- A23L 33/105: Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives
- A23L 33/15: Vitamins
- A23L 33/21: Addition of substantially indigestible substances, e.g. dietary fibres
- A23L 33/22: Comminuted fibrous parts of plants, e.g. bagasse or pulp
- A23L 33/24: Cellulose or derivatives thereof
- A23P 10/40: free-flowing powder or instant powder, i.e. powder which is reconstituted rapidly when liquid is added (A23P10/20, A23P10/30 take precedence)
- A23D: EDIBLE OILS OR FATS, e.g. MARGARINES, SHORTENINGS OR COOKING OILS (preservation thereof A23B20/00; production, refinement or preservation of animal or vegetable fats or oils C11B, C11C)
- A23P: SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)

## Abstract

A composition facilitates smooth and efficient intake of a food containing abundant insoluble dietary fibers, including non-edible part, through improvement in its texture and taste. The composition includes a fine particle composite having insoluble dietary fibers and fat/oil. The composition includes edible and inedible parts of a food material. A dry weight ratio of inedible part to edible and inedible part is 1% to 80%. The composition has 0.1 mass % or more of insoluble dietary fibers, a fine particle content of 2 to 98 mass %, a total fat/oil content of 10 to 98 mass %, and less than 20 mass % water. A modal diameter after ultrasonication is 0.3 to 200 μm, a ratio of specific surface area per unit volume after ultrasonication to minimum particle size after ultrasonication is 0.1 or more, a ratio of specific surface area per unit volume before and after ultrasonication is 0.01 to 0.99.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A composition comprising:
a fine particle composite comprising insoluble dietary fibers; and
a fat/oil,
wherein the fine particle composite comprises agglomerated fine particles comprising the insoluble dietary fibers,
wherein the composition satisfies the following (1) to (8):
(1) the composition comprises an edible part and an inedible part of a food material comprising insoluble dietary fibers, wherein a dry weight proportion of the inedible part to a sum of the edible part and the inedible part is 1% or more and 80% or less,
(2) the composition comprises the insoluble dietary fiber at a content of 0.1 mass % or more,
(3) a content of the fine particles is 2 mass % or more and 98 mass % or less,
(4) a total fat/oil content is 10 mass % or more and 98 mass % or less,
(5) the composition comprises water at a content of less than 20 mass %,
(6) a modal diameter after ultrasonication is 0.3 mm or more and 200 mm or less,
(7) a ratio of a specific surface area per unit volume after ultrasonication [m2/mL] to a minimum particle size after ultrasonication [μm] is 0.1 or more,
(8) a ratio of a specific surface area per unit volume before ultrasonication [m2/mL] to the specific surface area per unit volume after ultrasonication [m2/mL] is 0.01 or more and 0.99 or less, and
wherein the insoluble dietary fibers are derived from the edible part and the inedible part of one kind of the food material comprising insoluble dietary fibers.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, wherein the total fat/oil content is 20 mass % or more and 98 mass % or less.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of the total fat/oil content in mass % to a sum of water content in mass % and the total fat/oil content in mass % is 75% or more.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, wherein 90 mass % or more of the total fat/oil content is an edible fat/oil in a liquid state at 20° C.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, wherein a viscosity by a Bostwick viscometer at a measurement temperature of 20° C. for a measurement time of 1 second is 0.1 cm or more.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, wherein a viscosity of a fat/oil part in the composition by a Bostwick viscometer at a measurement temperature of 20° C. for a measurement time of 10 seconds is 10.0 cm or more.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, wherein a maximum particle size before ultrasonication is 30 mm or more.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, wherein the content of the fine particles is 15 mass % or more and 98 mass % or less.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, not comprising an emulsifier as a food additive formulation.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of a total content of food materials containing the insoluble dietary fibers to a total insoluble component content in the composition is 30 mass % or more.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, wherein the food material containing the insoluble dietary fibers is one or more selected from the group consisting of nuts/seeds, grains, pulses, vegetables, tubers, roots, mushrooms and fruits.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The composition according to claim 11, wherein the food material containing the insoluble dietary fibers is one or more selected from the group consisting of carrots, pumpkins, corns, edamame, bell peppers, beets, green peas, broccolis and tomatoes.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The composition according to claim 11, wherein the inedible part of the food material containing the insoluble dietary fibers is one or more selected from the group consisting of corn cores, bell pepper seeds or stems, pumpkin seeds or guts, carrot skins or stems, green pea pods, beet skins, broccoli stalks and leaves, edamame pods and tomato stems.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The composition according to claim 11, wherein a water activity value of the food material containing the insoluble dietary fibers is 0.10 or more and 0.95 or less.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The composition according to claim 1, comprising a pulverized product of the food material comprising the insoluble dietary fibers.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The composition according to claim 15, wherein the pulverized product is a stirred media mill-treated product of a dried food material.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The composition according to claim 16, wherein the stirred media mill-treated product is a wet stirred media mill-treated product.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

A method for producing the composition according to claim 1, the method comprising:
pulverizing a food material containing insoluble dietary fibers selected from the group consisting of dried nuts/seeds, dried grains, dried pulses, dried vegetables, dried tubers, dried roots, dried mushrooms and dried fruits to produce dried pulverized products of the food material,
wherein a water activity value of the food material containing the insoluble dietary fibers is 0.95 or less,
adding a fat/oil to the dried pulverized products, and
carrying out a microrefinement treatment on the dried pulverized products with a presence of the fat/oil to produce the composition comprising:
the fine particle composite comprising the agglomerated fine particles of the insoluble dietary fibers, and
the fat/oil,
wherein the composition satisfies the following (1) to (8):
(1) the composition comprises the edible part and the inedible part of the food material comprising the insoluble dietary fibers, and a dry weight ratio of the inedible part to the sum of the edible part and the inedible part is 1% or more and 80% or less,
(2) the composition comprises the insoluble dietary fibers at the content of 0.1 mass % or more,
(3) the content of the fine particles is 2 mass % or more and 98 mass % or less,
(4) the total fat/oil content is 10 mass % or more and 98 mass % or less,
(5) the composition comprises water at a content of less than 20 mass %,
(6) the modal diameter after ultrasonication is 0.3 mm or more and 200 mm or less,
(7) the ratio of the specific surface area per unit volume after ultrasonication [m2/mL] to the minimum particle size after ultrasonication [μm]) is 0.1 or more,
(8) the ratio of the specific surface area per unit volume before ultrasonication [m2/mL] to the specific surface area per unit volume after ultrasonication [m2/mL]) is 0.01 or more and 0.99 or less, and
wherein the insoluble dietary fibers are derived from the edible part and the inedible part of one kind of the food material containing the insoluble dietary fibers.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The composition according to claim 11, wherein the food material containing the insoluble dietary fibers is one or more selected from the group consisting of bract, pistil and cob of corns; gut, seed and both ends of squash; stem, core and seed of green peppers; root end, skin and petiole of beets; stalk and leaf of broccoli; stem of tomato; core of cabbage; base of spinach; petiole base of kale; seed coat and/or pod of bean; root end and petiole base of carrots; epidermis and both ends of tubers or roots.