Sugar beet pectins and their use in comestibles
OwnerMichael K. Weibelinventor
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Abstract
Sugar beet pectins are provided, which are characterized by unique properties which render them particularly useful in the preparation of food or drug comestibles. By incorporating the sugar beet pectins into food or drug products, improved properties, including physicochemical, rheological and nutritional properties are obtained.
Claims29
Sugar beet pectin having at least one of the following properties:
- (a) low molecular weight;
- (b) highly acetylated;
- (c) many hydrophobic domains;
- (d) ferulic acid content up to about 3% by weight;
- and
- (e) relatively low viscosity at about 10% by weight
- said sugar beet pectin having been prepared by:
- suspending sugar beet plant material in an aqueous medium to form a suspension;
- adjusting the pH of said suspension to a value less that about 4.5 or greater than about 9.0;
- maintaining said suspension at a temperature greater than about 125.degree. C. for from about 15 to about 600 seconds;
- subjecting said suspension to mechanical shearing;
- and
- isolating said sugar beet pectin from said suspension.
A dietetic food or drug comestible other than fruit spreads, comprised of said comestible and the sugar beet pectin of claim as a low caloric bulking agent.
A dietetic food drug comestible other than fruit spreads, comprising of a dairy or non-dairy product and the sugar beet pectin of claim as a fat-sparing agent.
A food or drug comestible, other than fruit spreads, comprised of said comestible the sugar beet pectin of claim as a soluble fiber.
A process for imparting to a food or drug comestible, other than fruit spreads, at least one of the following properties:
- (a) reduced caloric content;
- (b) reduced fat content;
- (c) improved texture;
- (d) improved flavor release;
- or
- (d) improved mouthfeel;
- said comestible being comprised of at least one first material dispersed in at least one second material, which process comprises admixing with said food or drug comestible sugar beet pectin in an amount sufficient to impart at least one of said properties to said food or drug comestible.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.