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US 2011/0086160 A1Published application
Treating Locust Bean Gum Powder
AssigneeN. V. Nutricia
InventorsCarla Angèle Paula Buijsse, Thomas Hubertus Martinus Snoeren
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Abstract
A process for decontaminating cold dispersible locust bean gum powder is disclosed. Heating locust bean gum powder, which is preferably slightly wetted, while mixing it results in a powder with a reduced content of live bacteria, while the important functional properties of the locust bean gum powder remain intact.
Claims14
A process for preparing cold dispersible locust bean gum (LBG) powder or decontaminating said powder, said process comprising:
- (a) heating a powder containing at least 10 wt. % cold dispersible LBG, based on dry weight of the powder and having a viscosity of at least 100 mPas at 20° C. at a shear rate of 100/sec when dissolved in water in a concentration of 1%, to a temperature between 80° and 120° C.;
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- (b) heating a powder containing at least 10 wt. % cold dispersible LBG, based on dry weight of the powder and having a viscosity of at least 100 mPas at 20° C. at a shear rate of 100/sec when dissolved in water in a concentration of 1%, to a temperature between 120° and 150° C. for 1 to 60 minutes;
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- (c) adding water to a powder containing at least 10 wt. % cold dispersible LBG, based on dry weight of the powder and heating the wetted powder to a temperature between 70° and 150° C. for 1 to 30 minutes.
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