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US 4,766,004 AGranted
Crunchy, highly palatable, bulk-increasing, dietary fiber supplement composition
AssigneeWarner-Lambert Company
InventorAlan H. Moskowitz
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Abstract
A crunchy, highly palatable, bulk-increasing, dietary fiber supplement composition which contains whole psyllium husks having a particle size of from about 12 to about 70 mesh, U.S. Standard Sieve, a palatable food-grade vegetable fat which is solid at room temperature, a sweetening agent, and at least one flavoring agent.
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A crunchy, highly palatable, bulk-increasing, dietary fiber supplement composition comprising:
- (a) from about 2% to about 30% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of whole psyllium husks having a particle size ranging from about 12 to about 70 mesh, U.S. Standard Sieve, wherein about 25% to about 95% of the whole psyllium husks are in the particle size range of about 12 to about 30 mesh, U.S. Standard Sieve;
- (b) from about 22.9% to about 40% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of a palatable, food-grade vegetable fat which is solid at room temperature;
- (c) from about 25% to about 75% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of a sweetening agent and;
- (d) from about 0.1% to about 25% by weight based on the weight of the total composition, of at least one flavoring agent.
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A crunchy, highly palatable, bulk-increasing, dietary fiber supplement composition comprising:
- (a) from about 12% to about 22% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of whole psyllium husks having a particle size ranging from about 12 to about 70 mesh, U.S. Standard Sieve, wherein about 25% to about 95% of the whole psyllium husks are in the particle size range of about 12 to about 30 mesh, U.S. Standard Sieve;
- (b) from about 28% to about 32% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of a food-grade vegetable fat having the following characteristics:
- brittle fracture below about 20.degree. C.;
- sharp, complete melting at about 35.degree. C.;
- and fusion or softening at about 30.degree. C. to about 32.degree. C.;
- (c) from about 35% to about 55% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of a sweetening agent selected from the group consisting of sucrose, fructose, dextrose, lactose, sorbitol, mannitol, corn syrup solids and mixtures thereof;
- (d) from about 8% to about 9% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of an additional dietary fiber selected from the group consisting of corn bran, wheat bran, and mixtures thereof;
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- (e) from about 0.5% to about 20% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of at least one flavoring agent.
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A crunchy, high palatable, bulk-increasing, dietary fiber supplement composition comprising:
- (a) from about 12% to about 22% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of whole psyllium husks having a particle size ranging from about 12 to about 70 mesh, U.S. Standard Sieve, wherein about 25% to about 95% of the whole psyllium husks are in the particle size range of about 12 to about 30 mesh, U.S. Standard Sieve;
- (b) from about 28% to about 32% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of a food-grade vegetable fat having the following characteristics:
- brittle fracture below about 20.degree. C.;
- sharp, complete melting at about 35.degree. C.;
- and fusion or softening at about 30.degree. C. to about 32.degree. C.;
- (c) from about 35% to about 55% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of sugar;
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- (d) from about 0.5% to about 20% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of at least one flavoring agent.
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