Plant gum material and use thereof in food products
AssigneeBio Polymers Pty. Ltd.
InventorsAdrienne E. Clarke, Antony Bacic, Alan G. Lane
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Abstract
A method for the culturing of gum-secreting plant cells, recovery of the gum from the medium and use of the plant gum in food products is described. In particular, the plant gum product of cultured Pyrus, Prunus avium and Rosa cells can be used in food products as comprising complex carbohydrates and glycoproteins, for example, an emulsifying agent, an emulsion stabilizer, a thickening agent or a texture modifier.
Claims24
A method of making a food product which comprises the step of adding a cultured plant gum of a vascular plant cell to a food or nutritional supplement.
A method of making a food product which comprises a step of adding an agent selected from the group consisting of an emulsifying agent, an emulsion stabilizer, a thickening agent, a gelling agent, a texture modifier, an encapsulation agent, and a combination thereof, to a food or nutritional supplement wherein said agent comprises a cultured plant gum of a vascular plant cell.
In a method of making a food product which comprises a step of adding an agent selected from the group consisting of an emulsifying agent, an emulsion stabilizer, a thickening agent, a gelling agent, a texture modifier, an encapsulation agent, and a combination thereof, to a food or nutritional supplement the improvement comprising employing a cultured plant cell gum of a vascular plant cell as said agent.
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