US 6,884,445 B2 · Matrix-forming composition containing pectin

Abstract

One aspect of the present invention relates to a liquid edible composition with a pH of more than 6, a viscosity below 600 mPas at a shear rate of 100s−1 and 20° C., and a viscosity of at least 125% of the aforementioned viscosity at a pH below 5 and a temperature of 37° C., the composition comprising at least 0.05 wt. % of pectin having a degree of methoxylation between 2 and 50 and/or of alginate; at least 5 mg calcium per 100 ml; and at least 0.1 wt. % indigestible oligosaccharide having a degree of polymerisation between 2 and 60. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method for the treatment or prevention of overweight or obesity in mammals, said method comprising the enteral administration to a mammal of an effective amount of the aforementioned composition.

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Dependent claims

A liquid edible composition with a pH of more than 6, a viscosity below 600 mPas at a shear rate of 100 s−1 and 20° C., and a viscosity of at least 125% of the aforementioned viscosity at a pH below 5 and a temperature of 37° C., the composition comprising:

a. at least 0.05 wt. % of pectin having a degree of methoxylation below 50% and/or of alginate;
b. at least 5 mg calcium per 100 ml wherein the calcium is provided by a calcium salt which has a solubility below 0.15 grams per 100 ml demineralized water at 20° C. and pH 7;
and
c. at least 0.1 wt. % indigestible oligosaccharide having a degree of polymerisation exceeding 2 and below 60.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/022,372Filed 20 Dec 2001

Published

US 2003/0118712 A126 Jun 2003

Granted

26 Apr 2005

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

A23L 2/52
Non-alcoholic beverages; Dry compositions or concentrates therefor ; Preparation or treatment thereof: adding ingredients
A23L 29/231
Of vegetable origin: pectin; Derivatives thereof
A23L 29/244
Of vegetable origin: from corms, tubers or roots, e.g. glucomannan
A23L 29/256
Of vegetable origin: from seaweeds, e.g. alginates, agar or carrageenan

Matrix-forming composition containing pectin

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Matrix-forming composition containing pectin

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Abstract

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