Inulin products with improved nutritional properties
US7812004B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08B37/18
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to novel inulin products and compositions thereof, to their manufacture, to their use for modifying and modulating the bacterial flora and the fermentation pattern of inulin in the large intestine of humans, mammals or other vertebrates, to their use for providing improved inulin-associated nutritional effects/benefits, as well as to their use for the manufacture of consumer products and compositions for providing said effects/benefits in healthy, disfunctioned and diseased humans, mammals and other vertebrates.The novel inulin products consist of a particular mixture of an easily fermentable inulin (EFI) component and a hardly fermentable inulin (HFI) component.The nutritional effects/benefits include dietary fiber effects, improved mineral absorption, particularly calcium and magnesium, bone mineral density increase, reduction of bone mineral density loss, modulation of lipid metabolism, stimulation of the immune system, and anti-cancer effects. The novel inulin products are particularly suitable for the manufacture of a composition or a medicament for preventing, for postponing and/or for treating osteoporosis in humans, particularly in post-menopausal wome…
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