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AssigneeKraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
InventorsWen-Sherng Chen, John Finley, Bruce Campbell, Ariel Cudia
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The present invention generally relates to low calorie bulking agents (e.g., cellulose, starch, bran, glucans, hydrocolloids, and the like) coated with a lipid compound to form a base or inner layer and thereafter encapsulating the fiber/lipid complex within a protein compound as an outer layer. In effect, the present invention provides a delivery system for edible fibers wherein the moisture absorption by the edible fibers can be controlled. Using the encapsulated fiber of this invention, the absorption of water by the edible fiber (and thus the swelling of the edible fiber) can be effectively delayed until the encapsulated fiber reaches the stomach and normal digestive processes begin.
An encapsulated edible fiber product having controlled water absorption, said encapsulated edible fiber product comprising edible fiber particles having an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the edible fiber particles is substantially covered with an inner layer comprising an edible fat or lipid, wherein the inner layer is essentially covered with an outer layer comprising a edible protein;
A method for preparing an encapsulated edible fiber product having controlled water absorption, said method comprising (1) providing edible fiber particles having an outer surface, (2) applying an inner layer comprising an edible fat or lipid on the outer surface of the edible fiber particles such that coverage of the outer surface of edible fiber particles by the inner surface is substantially complete, and (3) applying an outer layer comprising a edible protein on the inner layer with such that coverage of the inner layer by the outer layer is essentially complete;
A food product comprising an encapsulated edible fiber product having controlled water absorption, wherein the encapsulated edible fiber product comprises edible fiber particles having an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the edible fiber particles is substantially covered with an inner layer comprising an edible fat or lipid, wherein the inner layer is essentially covered with an outer layer comprising a edible protein;
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