Good tasting food product containing an agent for reducing carbohydrate uptake; and compositions containing such an agent
OwnerCornelis Margaretha Theodorus Maria Bongers, Renske Dekkers +1inventors
InventorsCornelis Margaretha Theodorus Maria Bongers, Renske Dekkers, Petronella Johanna Looijesteijn
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Abstract
The present invention relates to good tasting food products that contain an agent or agents which avoid that taste-essential ingredients having an adverse effect, when digested or when taken up in the system of the consumer, can perform their adverse effects. The said adverse effect is especially an adverse effect on human health. In addition, the present invention relates to particular compounds or compositions that can be used for the directed removal of such adverse components of foods (including drinks).
Claims19
Food comprising (i) at least one taste essential mono- and/or disaccharide that has an adverse effect when taken up in the system of a consumer and (ii) at least one microorganism and/or enzyme capable of converting in the stomach ingredient (i) in a component or components not having said adverse effect or at least having said adverse effect in a decreased degree;
- wherein mono- and/or disaccharide (i) and microorganism and/or enzyme (ii) do not react with each other before consumption.
Process for obtaining a microorganism suitable for application in the food of the invention, comprising selection of food grade microorganisms based on their glucose and fructose polymer formation from sucrose and mannitol formation from fructose under stomach conditions;
- incubating the selected microorganisms under stomach and intestine conditions in the presence of mono- and/or disaccharides;
- and subsequently selecting the microorganisms that are able to convert the mono- and disaccharides in a component or components not having an adverse effect or at least having said adverse effect in a decreased degree.
Use of a microorganism, which, when subjected to stomach conditions is induced to convert sugars in a component or components not having adverse effects or at least having adverse effects in a decreased amount, for example by oligomerization or polymerization of sugar unities.
Leuconostoc mesenteroides FF4028 (deposited as CBS 122667), Leuconostoc mesenteroides FF4029 (deposited as CBS 122668), Leuconostoc mesenteroides FF4152 (deposited as CBS 122669), and Lactobacillus reuteri FF6809 (deposited as CBS 122781).
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