Seaweed flour
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsGueba Agoda-Tandjawa, Helene Christelle Leroy, Aurelie Loaec, Jacques Andre Christian Mazoyer
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention provides a seaweed-based powder. The seaweed-based powder of the present invention has the advantage that it does not deleteriously impact, or it impacts to a lesser extent, the desired colour of a product containing thereof. In addition, the seaweed-based powder of the present invention has the capacity to produce gels having an optimum strength for the intended application. In particular, the invention provides a seaweed-based powder having an aerated bulk density (ABD) of at least 0.20 and a CIELAB L* value of at least 70.
Claims19
A seaweed powder having an aerated bulk density (ABD) of at least 0.20 g/ml and a CIELAB L* value of at least 70, wherein the seaweed powder is essentially free of oxidizing or bleaching agents.
A composition comprising:
- a seaweed powder having an aerated bulk density (ABD) of at least 0.20 g/ml and a CIELAB L* value of at least 70, wherein the seaweed powder is essentially free of oxidizing or bleaching agents;
- and
- a gum, wherein the gum is selected from the group consisting of guar gum, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, cassia gum, tara gum, konjac gum, alginate, agar, carrageenan, beta 1,3 glucans, starch, and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.