Starch-based texturizing agent

A method for preparing a starch-based texturizing agent, comprising the steps of:

• a) heating a slurry of high amylose starch in an aqueous acidic medium for a temperature, pressure and time sufficient to substantially disrupt starch granules, to produce a solubilized starch solution;
• b) filtering the resultant solution to remove impurities;
• c) reducing the temperature of the resultant solution to a temperature and for a period of time sufficient to partially precipitate the starch;
• and
• d) drying the starch to yield a partially retrograded and partially crystalline starch-based texturizing agent.

A method of producing a high amylose starch-based texturizing agent, comprising the following steps:

• a) heating a slurry of high amylose starch in an aqueous acidic medium for a temperature, pressure and time sufficient to substantially disrupt starch granules to produce a solubilized starch solution;
• b) filtering the resultant solution to remove impurities;
• c) adding an excipient and optional additive to the solution prior to or after step (b);
• and
• e) drying the solubilized starch solution by a suitable means to preserve the amorphous structure and produce a starch-based texturizing agent that is non-retrograded and non-crystalline.

A method for preparing a starch-based texturizing agent, comprising the steps of:

• a) heating a slurry of high amylose starch in an aqueous acidic medium for a temperature, pressure and time sufficient to substantially disrupt starch granules, to produce a solubilized starch solution;
• b) filtering the resultant solution to remove impurities;
• c) adding an excipient and optional additive to the solution prior to or after step (b);
• d) reducing the temperature of the resultant solution to a temperature and for a period of time sufficient to partially precipitate the starch;
• and
• e) drying the starch to yield a partially retrograded and partially crystalline starch-based texturizing agent.