A E Staley Manufacturing Company

Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC

Judy L Turner

Michael D Harrison

Penelope A Patton

Gregory M Gilleland

Richard W Armentrout

Robert V Schanefelt

Andrew Joseph Hoffman

Michel Lopez

James M Gaddy

Peter M Gautchier

James C Purdue

Chi-Li Liu

Sanjiv H Avashia

Robert L Olsen

Timothy C Mertz

Michael Bunch

Doris A Dougherty

Lori Napier

Michelle P Schwenk

Ram Santhanagopalan

Rachel A Wicklund

Marianne Claessens

Eric M Reamer

Shawn E Sprankle

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

Film-forming compositions are disclosed that can comprise, on a dry solids basis, 25 to 75 percent by weight of certain starch derivatives and 25 to 75% primary external plasticizer. The starch derivatives can be chemically modified starches that range in molecular weight from 100,000 to 2,000,000. The high levels of plasticizer in the films give excellent film flexibility and integrity. The films are also resistant to penetration by water, oil and/or grease.

Highly flexible starch-based films

Film-forming compositions are disclosed that can comprise, on a dry solids basis, 25 to 75 percent by weight of certain starch derivatives having a DE less than about 1, 25 to 75% plasticizer, and 0.1 to 15% hydrocolloid gum. The starch derviatives can be chemically modified starches which range in molecular weight from 100,000 to 2,000,000. These starch-based systems can completely replace gelatin in edible film-forming applications such as soft and hard gel capsules.

Modified starch as a replacement for gelatin in soft gel films and capsules

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Decatur, IL, United States of America

Judy L Turner