Oligosaccharide compositions for use as food ingredients and methods of producing thereof
AssigneeCadena Bio, Inc.
InventorsJohn M. GEREMIA, Raffi MARDIROSIAN, Michael J. GIDDING
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Abstract
Described herein are food ingredients made up of oligosaccharide compositions, and methods of producing such food ingredients, as well as methods of using such food ingredients in food products. The present application addresses this need in the art by providing oligosaccharide compositions that have similar physical characteristics to commercially available carbohydrate sources, such as fiber, but lower metabolic energy. Methods of producing such oligosaccharide compositions suitable for use in food products are also provided herein.
Claims20
A food ingredient, comprising an oligosaccharide composition, wherein:
- (a) the oligosaccharide composition has a glycosidic bond type distribution of:
- at least 10 mol % α-(1,3) glycosidic linkages;
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- at least 10 mol % β-(1,3) glycosidic linkages;
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- (b) at least 10 dry wt % of the oligosaccharide composition has a degree of polymerization of at least 3;
- and
- (c) a metabolizable energy content, on a dry matter basis, of less than 4 kcal/g.
A food ingredient, comprising an oligosaccharide composition, wherein:
- (a) the oligosaccharide composition has a glycosidic bond type distribution of:
- less than 9 mol % α-(1,4) glycosidic linkages;
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- less than 19 mol % α-(1,6) glycosidic linkages;
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- (b) at least 10 dry wt % of the oligosaccharide composition has a degree of polymerization of at least 3;
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- (c) a metabolizable energy content, on a dry matter basis, of less than 4 kcal/g.
A method of producing a food ingredient, comprising:
- combining feed sugar with a catalyst to form a reaction mixture,
- wherein the catalyst comprises acidic monomers and ionic monomers connected to form a polymeric backbone, or
- wherein the catalyst comprises a solid support, acidic moieties attached to the solid support, and ionic moieties attached to the solid support;
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- producing an oligosaccharide composition from at least a portion of the reaction mixture;
- polishing the oligosaccharide composition to produce a polished oligosaccharide composition;
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- forming a food ingredient from the polished oligosaccharide composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.