Opacity modifying agents for edible products
AssigneeSensient Colors LLC
InventorsMichael Charles Jelavich, Gale Denise Myers, Andreas Klingenberg
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Abstract
An opacity modifying agent in particulate form comprising a starch, a dextrin, an optional film former, and an optional binder is disclosed herein. Also provided is an opacity modifying suspension comprising the opacity modifying agent and a liquid. The opacity modifying agent or suspension can be added to edible products to provide increased opacity. Methods of producing the opacity modifying agent are also disclosed.
Claims70
An opacity modifying agent in particulate form comprising a starch, a dextrin, an optional film former, and an optional binder.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, comprising starch in an amount from about 25% to about 99.99% by weight of the agent.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, comprising starch in an amount from about 60% to about 95% by weight of the agent.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, comprising starch in an amount from about 75% to about 90% by weight of the agent.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the starch is selected from the group consisting of unmodified corn starch, modified corn starch, unmodified tapioca starch, modified tapioca starch, unmodified potato starch, modified potato starch, unmodified rice starch, modified rice starch, unmodified wheat starch, modified wheat starch, alkaline treated starch, acid treated starch, bleached starch, roasted starch, hydroxypropyl starch, oxidized starch, and combinations thereof.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the starch is unmodified rice starch.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, comprising dextrin in an amount from about 0.1% to about 25% by weight of the agent.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, comprising dextrin in an amount from about 0.5% to about 15% by weight of the agent.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, comprising dextrin in an amount from about 2.5% to about 10% by weight of the agent.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the dextrin is selected from the group consisting of branched dextrin, unbranched dextrin, maltodextrin, amylodextrin, corn dextrin and combinations thereof.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the dextrin is maltodextrin.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, comprising film former in an amount of less than about 25% by weight of the agent.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, comprising film former in an amount of less than about 15% by weight of the agent.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, comprising film former in an amount from about 0.25% to about 10% by weight of the agent.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the film former is selected from the group consisting of agar, alginate, carrageenan, cassia, cellulose, caboxymethyl cellulose, gellan gum, guar gum, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, konjac, locust bean, methylcellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, pectin, xanthan gum, karaya gum, tragacanth, gum arabic, zein and combinations thereof.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the film former is hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, comprising binder in an amount of less than about 25% by weight of the agent.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, comprising binder in an amount of less than about 5% by weight of the agent.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, comprising binder in an amount from about 0.25% to about 2.5% by weight of the agent.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the binder is selected from the group consisting of sucrose, molasses, calcium stearate, glycerin, propylene glycol, magnesium sulfate, mineral oil, oleic acid, alginate, calcium stearoyl lactylate, cholic acid, gelatin, hydroxylated lecithin, lecithin, partially hydrolyzed oil, polyglycerol polyricinoleate, sorbitan monostearate, stearate, polysorbate 80, polysorbate, quillaia, sorbitan monolaurate, wax and combinations thereof.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the binder comprises lecithin.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the binder comprises sunflower lecithin.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the binder comprises polysorbate 80.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the binder comprises paraffin wax, candelilla wax, carnauba wax, beeswax or a combination thereof.
The agent of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a processing aid.
The agent of any of the preceding claims, wherein the agent has an L* value when dispersed in a first sugar syrup comprising two-parts sucrose and one-part water by weight that is at least about 1% less than an L* value as measured in transmission mode or 1% greater than an L* value as measured in reflectance mode of a corresponding sugar syrup comprising a corresponding starch in an amount by weight equal to the amount by weight of the agent.
The agent of any of the preceding claims, wherein a substance coated by a coating containing the agent has an L* value that is at least about 1% greater than an L* value as measured in reflectance mode of the substance coated by a coating containing a corresponding starch in an amount by weight equal to the amount by weight of the agent but not containing a dextrin, a film former or a binder.
The agent of any of the preceding claims, wherein the agent has a degrees Brix value when dispersed in a first sugar syrup comprising two-parts sucrose and one-part water by weight that is at least about 1% greater than a degrees Brix value of a corresponding sugar syrup comprising a corresponding starch in an amount by weight equal to the amount by weight of the agent.
The agent of any of the preceding claims, wherein the agent is substantially free of titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, or a combination thereof.
An edible substrate coated by the agent of any of the preceding claims, wherein the coated edible substrate has an L* value as measured in reflectance mode that is at least about 1% greater than an L* value of a comparable edible substrate coated by a coating containing a corresponding starch in an amount by weight equal to the amount by weight of the agent but not containing a dextrin, a film former or a binder.
An opacity modifying suspension comprising the agent of any one of the preceding claims and a liquid.
A method of making an opacity modifying agent in particulate form, the method comprising combining a starch, a dextrin, an optional film former, an optional binder, and an optional processing aid to form the opacity modifying agent.
A method of making an opacity modifying agent in particulate form, the method comprising:
- combining a starch, a dextrin, an optional film former, an optional binder, an optional processing aid and a spray dry fluid to form a spray dry composition;
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- spray drying the spray dry composition to form the opacity modifying agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.