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Situ fructooligosaccharide production and sucrose reduction

US8168242B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Danisco US Inc. · US

Inventors

Wayne E. Henderson · Bolingbrook, US
William King · Washington, US
Jayarama K. Shetty · Pleasanton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 17, 2006
Grant date	May 1, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 15, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12Y302/01026
WIPO fieldFood chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention pertains to an in situ process for producing fructooligosaccharides in a food product by contacting the food product with a fructosyltransferase to enzymatically convert sucrose to fructooligosaccharides in the food product. The increase in fructooligosaccharides results in an increase in dietary fiber content of the food product.

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