Dietary fiber composition and process of manufacture
AssigneeWarner-Lambert Company
InventorShri C. Sharma
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Abstract
A dietary fiber composition is prepared by coating an insoluble fiber with a soluble fiber. The insoluble fiber is preferably derived from cereal bran by enzymatically and chemically purifying the bran. The soluble fiber is preferably pectin or an alginate. The dietary fiber composition can be used to prepare low calorie, high fiber content dietary food products. The process of preparing the dietary food composition and the food products made therefrom is also disclosed.
Claims15
A dietary fiber composition comprising an insoluble dietary fiber derived from, grain sources coated or enrobed with a soluble dietary fiber, said insoluble dietary fiber being in the concentrated form and free of digestible components and said soluble dietary fiber being selected from the group consisting of alginates, gums, pectin, mucillages, plant exudates, fermentation products, synthetic hydrocolloids and mixtures thereof and present in an amount sufficient to mask the fibrous, rough mouthfeel texture of the concentrated insoluble dietary fiber.
A process for making a coated or enrobed dietary fiber composition comprising:
- (a) preparing an insoluble concentrated dietary fiber free of digestible compounents by removing the digestible portions of a cereal bran with a solvent to chemically defat the insoluble dietary fiber;
- and subsequently treating the defatted fiber enzymatically to remove protein and carbohydrates;
- (b) recovering the concentrated concentrated insoluble fiber;
- (c) coating or enrobing the concentrated insoluble fiber with a soluble dietary fiber using an aqueous medium, said soluble dietary selected from the group consisting of alginates, gums, pectin, mucillages, plant exudates, fermentation products, synthetic hydrocolloids and mixtures thereof and used in an amount sufficient to mask the fibrous, rough mouthfeel texture of the concentrated insoluble dietary fiber;
- (d) removing excess water by drying to yield the coated fiber composition.
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