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Carbohydrate cream substitute

US5370894A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 1992
Grant dateDec 6, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S426/804
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fat substitute is disclosed which comprises water-dispersible macrocolloid particles composed of starch materials selected from the group consisting of taro, Saponaria vaccaria, Amaranthus retroflexus, Maranta arundinacea, Wheat B and buckwheat, which particles have a substantially spheroidal shape and a particle size distribution effective to impart the substantially smooth organoleptic character of an oil-and-water emulsion.

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