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Use of alternan as a thickening agent and thickening agent compositions containing alternan and another thickening agent

US8541041B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 2009
Grant dateSep 24, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 24, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23L29/269
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to the use of alteman as a thickening agent, in particular for foodstuffs, a thickening agent composition comprising alternan and at least one thickening agent, a foodstuff comprising the thickening agent composition, and a method of increasing the viscosity of foodstuffs.

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