Plant gum material and use thereof in food products
US5296245A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 28, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P19/04
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for the culturing of gum-secreting plant cells, recovery of the gum from the medium and use of the plant gum in food products is described. In particular, the plant gum product of cultured Pyrus, Prunus avium and Rosa cells can be used in food products as comprising complex carbohydrates and glycoproteins, for example, an emulsifying agent, an emulsion stabilizer, a thickening agent or a texture modifier.
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