Method for determination of dietary fiber content by centrifugation
US9222863B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N3/165
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The amount of dietary fiber in a sample can be quantified by dissoluting the sample to produce a dietary fiber solution and then centrifuging the dietary fiber solution to produce a pellet and a supernatant liquid. After separating the supernatant liquid from the pellet, the pellet can be analyzed to determine a content of non-dietary fiber components in the pellet. The dietary fiber content in the pellet can be determined from the content of the non-dietary fiber components in the pellet. By using centrifugation to help isolate the dietary fiber in the sample, fiber loss may be minimized, leading to a more accurate determination of the content of dietary fiber in the sample.
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