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US 7,252,850 B2Granted
High protein and high fiber food products
AssigneeDelavau LLC
InventorsRaya Levin, Kevin W. Lang, Gregory B. Murphy, James W. Dibble
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Abstract
High protein and high fiber food products, additives for preparing high protein and high fiber food products, and methods of making high protein and high fiber food products are disclosed. More particularly, the additives and methods disclosed are useful for preparing high protein and high fiber bread products. The additives comprise protein and/or fiber, at least one hydrocolloid, oil, and water and may optionally comprise minerals and emulsifiers.
Claims6
An additive for increasing the fiber content of a food product, said additive comprising:
- (i) from about 70 to about 90% by weight cellulose or a derivative thereof,
- (ii) from about 0.1 to 1.75% by weight of a mixture of guar gum and xanthan gum in a weight ratio of about 1:4 to about 1:1,
- (iii) from about 0.1 to about 10% by weight oil,
- (iv) about 8% by weight water,
- (v) from 0 to about 6% by weight calcium carbonate;
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- (vi) optionally, a food grade surfactant.
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