Starch of wxfl1 genotype and products produced therefrom
AssigneeAmerican Maize-Products Company
InventorsRobert B. Friedman, David J. Gottneid, Eugene J. Faron, Frank J. Pustek, Frances R. Katz
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Abstract
A substantially pure starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having a waxy floury-1 genotype is disclosed. Maize is the preferred plant. The starch exhibits properties similar to chemically modified starches. A sol and foodstuff containing the starch are also disclosed.
Claims15
A substantially pure starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having a waxy floury-1 genotype.
A sol comprising water and an effective amount of substantially pure starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having a waxy floury-1 genotype.
A foodstuff comprising an effective amount of foodstuff, and having as an essential ingredient therein a substantially pure starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having a waxy floury-1 genotype.
A method for producing a substantially pure starch from a maize plant having a waxy floury-1 genotype comprising wet milling kernels of said maize plant to obtain said substantially pure starch.
A method for making a sol with a substantially pure starch from a starch bearing plant having a waxy floury-1 genotype comprising forming a slurry comprising water and an effective amount of substantially pure starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having a waxy floury-1 genotype;
- and cooking said slurry as necessary to product said sol.
A method for making a thickened foodstuff comprising combining a foodstuff, water and an effective amount of substantially pure starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having a waxy floury-1 genotype and cooking said combination as necessary to produce a thickened foodstuff.
A method for making a thickened foodstuff comprising:
- (a) forming a slurry comprising water and an effective amount of substantially pure starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having a waxy floury-1 genotype;
- (b) cooking the slurry as necessary to produce a sol;
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- (c) combining the sol with a foodstuff to produce a thickened foodstuff.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.