Enzymatically produced maltose-maltotriose starch hydrolysate
AssigneeCPC International Inc.
InventorsHarry Woods Leach, Ronald Emil Hebeda, Dennis John Holik
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Abstract
A process for converting granular starch to a soluble hydrolysate wherein the unconverted starch retains its granular nature. The conversion is accomplished by means of a bacterial alpha-amylase.
Claims2
An enzymatically produced high maltose-maltotriose starch hydrolysate having a dextrose equivalent value in the range of from about 40 to about 55, and characterized as containing less than about 5%, by weight, dry basis, monosaccharides, from about 40% to about 55%, by weight, dry basis, disaccharides, from about 30% to about 45%, by weight, dry basis, trisaccharides, and about 20%, by weight, dry basis, polysaccharides having a degree of polymerization of four or more.
An enzymatically produced high maltose-maltotriose starch hydrolysate having a dextrose equivalent value in the range of from about 40 to about 50, and characterized as containing less than about 3%, by weight, dry basis, monosaccharides, from about 45% to about 50%, by weight, dry basis, disaccharides, and from about 30% to about 40%, by weight, dry basis, trisaccharides, and the remainder being polysaccharides having a degree of polymerization of four or more.
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