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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
May. 27, 2015
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas Llc, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Christopher C. Kerwood, Lafayette, IN (US);
Marshall Hull, Lafayette, IN (US);
William Skelding, Sycamore, IL (US);
Marvin V. Wiederhold, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates specifically to starch products and starch compositions useful for thickening aqueous liquids, for example, for use by people suffering from dysphagia. In one aspect, the invention provides a pregelatinized, hydroxypropylated starch, having a level of hydroxypropylation in the range of about 1% to about 10%; an RVA viscosity in the range of about 400 cP to about 3500 cP; wherein the pregelatinized, hydroxypropylated starch is readily dispersible in milk. Another aspect provides a provides a pregelatinized, hydroxypropylated starch, having a level of hydroxypropylation in the range of about 1% to about 10%; and an RVA viscosity in the range of about 400 cP to about 3500 cP; and less than about 80%> of the surface protein of the corresponding native starch.