Food compositions including resistant starch
OwnerKenneth John McNaught, Ian Lewis Brown +1inventors
InventorsKenneth John McNaught, Ian Lewis Brown, Robert Ganly
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Abstract
The invention described in this application relates to food compositions such as breakfast cereals, bread and the like which have an enhanced dietary fibre content. In each case the source of dietary fibre is a starch, preferably a maize starch, having an amylose content of 50% or more, the starch being incorporated into a food composition as appropriate. Alternatively, grains or legumes or parts thereof which include starch of this amylose content may be used.
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A food composition having an enhanced dietary fibre content comprising a dietary fibre containing substantially chemically unmodified starch having an amylose content of at least about 50% or if a rice starch, at least about 27%, and/or from a grain or parts thereof, the starch content of which has an amylose content of at least about 50% or if a rice starch, at least about 27%, the enhanced dietary fibre content being derived from said starch.
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