Food stuffs containing starch of an amylose extender dull genotype
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 thickened foodstuff containing a starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having an amylose extender dull genotype is disclosed. Maize is the preferred plant. The starch exhibits low gelatinization temperature with an amylose content greater than 50%. A method for making the canned foodstuff containing the starch is also disclosed.
Claims10
A thickened foodstuff for canning comprising a foodstuff, water and having as an essential ingredient therein an effective amount of a natural thin-thick starch, said starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having an amylose extender dull genotype, said starch providing no effective thickening characteristics to said foodstuff before canning while providing effective thickening characteristics to said foodstuff after canning.
A method for making a thickened foodstuff comprising combining a foodstuff, water and an effective amount of a natural thin-thick starch, said starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having an amylose extender dull genotype and subjecting said combination to a canning process whereby said starch provides no effective thickening characteristics to said foodstuff before scanning while providing effective thickening characteristics to said foodstuff after canning.
In a method of canning comprising combining a foodstuff, a starch and water, and subjecting the combination to a sterilization process, the improvement comprising the an effective amount of substantially pure starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having an amylose extender dull genotype.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.