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Branched maltodextrins and method of preparing them

US6630586B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 3, 1999
Grant dateOct 7, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2019

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

Abstract

The subject matter of the invention is branched maltodextrins, characterised by the fact that they present between 22% and 35%, preferably between 27 and 34%, glucosidic linkages 1→6, a content of reducing sugars lower than 20%, a polymolecularity index lower than 5 and a number average molecular weight Mn at most equal to 4500 g/mole, and the method of obtaining these branched maltodextrins.

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