Puffed starch material
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsHenricus Wilhelmus Jozef Lobee, Hilde Van Grinderbeek, Sarah Veelaert
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a puffed popcorn starch containing powder having a loose bulk density of less than 120 g/L and a particle size smaller than 1 mm, a non-aqueous liquid-loaded starch material comprising said powder and a process for preparing these. In addition the present invention relates to the use of said powder as a solid carrier material for non-aqueous liquid or gaseous components and the use of said non-aqueous liquid-loaded starch material in food and animal feed products, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, agrochemicals, and cosmetic or personal care products.
Claims10
1-10. (canceled)
A puffed starch containing powder having a loose bulk density of less than 120 g/L, wherein more than 90 weight % of the powder has a particle size smaller than 1 mm, wherein the puffed starch containing powder is puffed popcorn starch containing powder, and wherein the puffed popcorn starch containing powder has an oil retention capacity of at least 50% based upon the powder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.