Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC

A E Staley Manufacturing Company

James C Purdue

Michael D Harrison

Andrew Joseph Hoffman

Robert V Schanefelt

Penelope A Patton

James M Gaddy

Chi-Li Liu

Richard W Armentrout

Michel Lopez

Peter M Gautchier

Judy L Turner

Jerry Lynn Turner

Sanjiv H Avashia

Timothy C Mertz

Michael Bunch

Michelle P Schwenk

Doris A Dougherty

Lori Napier

Rachel A Wicklund

Ram Santhanagopalan

Marianne Claessens

Michael D Bunch

Eric M Reamer

Kevin D Kapper

Shawn E Sprankle

Robert L Olsen

A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises 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 that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40&#xb0; C., and contacting the feed 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 a product composition is produced that contains a higher concentration of non-linear saccharide oligomers than linear saccharide oligomers.

Food products comprising a slowly digestible or digestion resistant carbohydrate composition

A process for preparing saccharide oligomers uses an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight. The feed composition is heated to a temperature of at least about 40&#xb0; C., and is contacted with at least one catalyst that accelerates the rate of cleavage or formation of glucosyl bonds, such as enzyme or acid, for a time sufficient to cause formation of non-linear saccharide oligomers. A product composition is produced that contains a higher concentration of non-linear saccharide oligomers than linear saccharide oligomers.

Process for producing saccharide oligomers

A highly fermentable, high maltose, non-crystallizing starch conversion syrup is produced having a minimum fermentable equivalent of 95%, a maltose content ranging from about 40 to 65%, a dextrose content ranging from about 35 to 50%, a maltotriose content of less than about 3%, and a dextrose content plus maltose content of at least 93%. The methods for producing the above-described syrup comprise either a one-stage conversion of an .alpha.-amylase thinned syrup using a mixture of enzymes, comprising a barley .beta.-amylase, a pullulanase, and a blend of a glucoamylase and a pullulanase or a two-stage conversion of an .alpha.-amylase thinned syrup, comprising two enzymatic conversions, the first using a mixture of .alpha.-amylase, maltogenic .alpha.-amylase, and pullulanase enzymes, and the second using glucoamylase and pullulanase enzymes.

Highly fermentable, high maltose, non-crystallizing starch conversion

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West Lafayette, IN, United States of America

James C Purdue