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US 3,944,681 AGranted
Foods containing salts of acetyl amino acids as water binders
AssigneeGeneral Foods Corporation
InventorsHerman H. Friedman, Victor Moreno
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Abstract
Compounds of the general formula: ##EQU1## Wherein: R is a member selected from the group consisting of --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CO.sub.2 M, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --NO.sub.3, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --SO.sub.3 M, and --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --NH.sub.2 ; n is an integer from 1 to 4; and M is an alkali metal; are useful as water binders in a wide variety of compositions, especially food and cosmetic compositions.
Claims10
A food product comprising:
- (a) a material selected from the group consisting of meat, fish, poultry, fruits and vegetables, which tends to lose water when exposed to the atmosphere;
- and (b) an amount, effective to bind water and reduce the tendency for water loss from the composition, of a water binding compound defined by the formula ##EQU3## Wherein:
- R is a member selected from the group consisting of --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CO.sub.2 M, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --NO.sub.3, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --SO.sub.3 M, and --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --NH.sub.2 ;
- n is an integer from 1 to 4;
- and M is an alkali metal.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.