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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
Hayashibara Co., Ltd., Okayama, JP;
Seiichiro Kishishita, Okayama, JP;
Shoko Kanashima, Okayama, JP;
Manabu Miyata, Okayama, JP;
Takuo Yamamoto, Okayama, JP;
Katsuhiko Hino, Okayama, JP;
Tomoyuki Nishimoto, Okayama, JP;
HAYASHIBARA CO., LTD., Okayama, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide an α-glucan mixture in a preferable molecular weight range, which can be made into a transparent film with advantageous strength and water solubility when an edible film is made by using the α-glucan mixture without adding any plasticizer. The above object is solved by providing an α-glucan mixture, which is obtainable by a process comprising the steps of gelatinizing waxy starch and liquefying the resulting gelatinized waxy starch by allowing an amylase to act on it, having the following characteristics (1) and (2):