Fat substituted and its preparation
AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorTimothy J. Young
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Abstract
An inulin/colloidal hydrolyzed cellulose composition as a fat substitute. Processes for preparing an inulin/colloidal hydrolyzed cellulose composition by forming a paste or by spray drying. A fat substitute gel. A food containing inulin/colloidal hydrolyzed cellulose.
Claims33
A food additive composition consisting essentially of attrited colloidal hydrolyzed cellulose, inulin, and water, in which the ratio of said attrited colloidal hydrolyzed cellulose to said inulin is in the range of 40:60 to 2:98, said composition being prepared by a process which includes the steps of:
- attriting a hydrolyzed cellulose wetcake to a particle size in the range of 0.1 micron to 10 microns to produce said attrited colloidal hydrolyzed cellulose;
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- shearing an aqueous dispersion consisting essentially of said attrited colloidal hydrolyzed cellulose and said inulin to form a uniform dispersion, said inulin having an average particle size of from about 0.1 micron to about 50 microns,
- with the provisos that:
- (a) said attrited colloidal hydrolyzed cellulose is not previously dried microcrystalline cellulose or microreticulated microcrystalline cellulose;
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- (b) said composition is in the form of a paste having from about 5% to about 35% solids or in the form of a spray dried powder having from about 2% to about 8% moisture.
A food comprising spray-dried inulin which had previously been spray dried at least once.
A process for preparing an inulin composition comprising dissolving or slurrying inulin in water, heating the slurry or solution, shearing the slurry or solution and spray drying the slurry or solution at a solids content of at least about 15%.
A process for preparing an inulin-colloidal hydrolyzed cellulose composition comprising dissolving or slurrying inulin in water, adding attrited hydrolyzed cellulose to the slurry or solution, shearing the mixture and spray-drying the sheared mixture.
A process for preparing an inulin-colloidal hydrolyzed cellulose composition comprising dissolving or slurrying inulin in a liquid, adding attrited hydrolyzed wetcake to the slurry or solution and shearing the mixture to form a paste.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.