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OwnerDeborah Aldred, Ivo Van Amerongen +3inventors
InventorsDeborah Aldred, Ivo Van Amerongen, Janos Bodor, David Mela, Phillippa Rayment
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The present invention provides an aqueous liquid or spoonable edible composition comprising at least 1% wt protein and from 0.1 to 5% wt of a biopolymer thickening agent which is not denatured or hydrolysed between pH 2 and 4, and wherein the composition has a gastric viscosity at 0.1 s−1 and 37° C. of at least 20 Pa.s and further wherein the gastric viscosity is greater than the viscosity of the composition. The compositions of the invention have good satiety effects and are beneficial for use in weight control plans and may be used for the prevention and/or treatment of being overweight or obese. The edible composition may be a food composition intended for use in a weight loss or weight control plan such as a meal replacer food product.
An aqueous liquid or spoonable edible composition comprising at least about 1% wt protein and from about 0.1 to about 5% wt of a biopolymer thickening agent which is not denatured or hydrolysed between about pH 2 and about pH 4, and wherein the composition has a gastric viscosity at 0.1 s−1 and 37° C. of at least about 20 Pa.s and further wherein the gastric viscosity is greater than the viscosity of the composition.
The use of a biopolymer thickening agent which is not denatured or hydrolysed between about pH 2 and about pH 4 in the manufacture of an aqueous liquid or spoonable edible composition comprising at least about 1% wt protein and having a gastric viscosity at 0.1 s−1 and 37° C. of at least about 20 Pa.s and which viscosity is greater than the viscosity of the composition, for use in providing an enhanced feeling of satiety to a person consuming the edible composition and/or to aid adherence to a weight loss or weight control plan and/or in a method of preventing or treating obesity.
A method for inducing satiety in a human or animal, the method comprising the step of administering to a human or animal an aqueous liquid or spoonable edible composition comprising at least about 1% wt protein from about 0.1 to about 5% wt of a biopolymer thickening agent which is not denatured or hydrolysed between about pH 2 and about pH 4, the edible composition having a gastric viscosity at 0.1 s and 37° C. of at least about 20 Pa.s and wherein the gastric viscosity is greater than the viscosity of the composition.
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