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Confectionary product and a process for producing the same

US4900566A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 28, 1988
Grant dateFeb 13, 1990
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S426/81
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides a process and confectionery product in the form of at least one bar. The product of the invention provides in said form a meal replacement or diet supplement and comprises a proteinaceous material and a carbohydrate material comprising indigestible carbohydrate. The proteinaceous material and the carbohydrate material are present in a relative weight ratio of from about 1:1 to about 1:10, and the indigestible carbohydrate is a carbohydrate having a molecular weight no higher than about 5,000.

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