Starch-derived, food-grade, insoluble bulking agent
AssigneeOpta Food Ingredients, Inc.
InventorsRadha Iyengar, Aleksey Zaks, Akiva Gross
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Abstract
A method for preparing a food grade, insoluble bulking agent from starch is disclosed. The method involves a retrogradation process followed by enzymatic hydrolysis to form a modified starch product which can be used as a filler or as a bulking or texturizing agent in low-fat food formulations.
Claims10
A food product containing a food-grade water insoluble material comprising water-soluble crystalline starch microparticles which are substantially free of amorphous regions.
A reduced calorie food product wherein at least a portion of the sugar or flour has been replaced by a food-grade water-insoluble material comprising water-insoluble crystalline starch microparticles which are substantially free of amorphous regions.
A reduced-fat product wherein at least a portion of the fat has been replaced by a food-grade water-insoluble material comprising water-insoluble crystalline starch microparticles which are substantially free of amorphous regions.
A food produce containing a food-grade water-insoluble crystalline starch microparticles produced by a method comprising the steps of:
- a. incubating a starch dispersion under conditions sufficient for crystallization of at least a portion of the starch to occur;
- b. incubating a suspension of the crystalline starch formed in (a) with a catalyst under conditions sufficient for hydrolysis of the amorphous regions to occur;
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- c. washing the starch with water to remove the catalyst and water-soluble by-products.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.