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Methods and composition for inducing satiety

US9216191B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC · US

Inventors

Roland Adden · Bad Fallingbostel, DE
Matthias Knarr · Nienburg/Weser, DE
Britta Huebner-Keese · Uetze, DE
Robert L. Sammler · Midland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 11, 2012
Grant date	Dec 22, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA23V2002/00
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A flowable or spoonable medicament, food, food ingredient or food supplement is useful for inducing satiety. It comprises (a) one or more mono-, di- and/or oligosaccharides and (b) a methylcellulose, wherein the methylcellulose has anhydroglucose units joined by 1-4 linkages wherein hydroxy groups of anhydroglucose units are substituted with methyl groups such that s23/s26 is from 0.17 to 0.36, wherein s23 is the molar fraction of anhydroglucose units wherein only the two hydroxy groups in the 2- and 3-positions of the anhydroglucose unit are substituted with methyl groups and wherein s26 is the molar fraction of anhydroglucose units wherein only the two hydroxy groups in the 2- and 6-positions of the anhydroglucose unit are substituted with methyl groups.

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