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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2016
Nestec S.a., Vevey, CH;
Joana Gangoiti Munecas, AG Groningen, NL;
Sander Sebastiaan Van Leeuwen, AG Groningen, NL;
Lubbert Dijkhuizen, AG Groningen, NL;
Christina Vafeiadi, Lausanne, CH;
Lisa Lamothe, Lausanne, CH;
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of poly- and oligosaccharides and their dietary effects. In particular it relates to a method of producing a branched α-glucan. Further aspects of the invention are a branched α-glucan comprising alternating α(1→4) and α(1→6) glucosidic linkages and having α(1→4,6) branching points, a food composition, and the use of an α-glucanotransferase enzyme for reducing the digestible carbohydrates of a starch containing food material.