Liquid additive for thickener
AssigneeIna Food Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsYuji Uzuhashi, Hiroki Miyashita
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Abstract
There is provided a liquid additive thickener, or a liquid thickening agent, which can thicken easily when it is added to an object. The liquid additive thickener comprises a liquid that is prepared by dissolving a thickening agent into water and is initially inhibited from forming viscous solutions or gels. The liquid can begin to form a viscous solution when it is added to a water-containing object. The liquid may be: (a) prepared to have a low viscosity by dissolving a thickening agent into water together with a poor solvent; (b) prepared to have a low viscosity by dissolving a thickening agent into water together with a low viscous saccharide; or (c) prepared to have a low viscosity by dissolving a thickening agent into water together with a reactive ion.
Claims17
A liquid additive thickener having fluidity, comprising:
- water;
- a polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of arabic gum, pulluan, soybean polysaccharide and arabinogalactan;
- and
- a thickening agent selected from the group consisting of guar gum, locust bean gum, tara gum, xanthan gum, tamarind gum, tragacanth gum, karaya gum, konjac mannan, sodium CMC, sodium alginate, pectin, azotobacter vinelandii gum, CMC and methyl cellulose;
- wherein said polysaccharide and said thickening agent are included in said water in an amount such that the liquid additive thickener has a lower viscosity than that of liquid thickening agent only with water;
- and
- wherein, when the liquid additive thickener is mixed with an aqueous liquid or aqueous liquid solid mixture, it forms a viscous solution or gel.
A method of preparing a liquid additive thickener comprising:
- a) first dissolving a polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of arabic gum, pulluan, soybean polysaccharide and arabinogalactan into water to form a first liquid, and
- b) next mixing a thickening agent selected from the group consisting of guar gum, locust bean gum, tara gum, xanthan gum, tamarind gum, tragacanth gum, karaya gum, konjac mannan, sodium CMC, sodium alginate, pectin, azotobacter vinelandii gum, CMC and methyl cellulose to said first liquid to form a second liquid with fluidity, said thickening agent added in an amount such that the second liquid has a lower viscosity than that of the liquid thickening agent only with water and, when the second liquid is mixed with an aqueous liquid or aqueous liquid solid mixture, it forms a viscous solution or gel.
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