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Fiber-containing carbohydrate composition

US8993039B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 2007
Grant dateMar 31, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23V2002/00
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A food product comprising digestion resistant or slowly digestible oligosaccharide composition. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process comprising producing an aqueous composition comprising at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process comprising heating an aqueous feed composition with a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, comprising at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, to a temperature of at least about 40° C., and contacting the composition with at least one catalyst that accelerates the rate of cleavage or formation of glucosyl bonds for a time sufficient to cause formation of non-linear saccharide oligomers, wherein the product contains a higher concentration of non-linear saccharide oligomers than linear saccharide oligomers.

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