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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Sveriges Stärkelseproducenter, Förening U.p.a., Fjälkinge, SE;
SVERIGES STÄRKELSEPRODUCENTER, FÖRENING U.P.A., Fjälking, SE;
Abstract
A method for preparing an inhibited starch, wherein it comprises the steps of a) providing a slurry containing a granular starch obtained from a starch containing raw material, b) alkalizing the slurry by adding ammonia or by adding one or more compounds having the ability to release or produce ammonia in the slurry, c) adjusting the p H of the slurry to a value above 10.0, preferably up to 12.0, and d) adding at least one oxidant to the slurry for a reaction with said ammonia; or wherein steps b) and c) are replaced with the step of alkalizing the slurry directly to a p H between 0.0 and 12.0, and the step of adding chloramine or dichloramine to the slurry, and wherein step d) is omitted; or wherein step c) is replaced with the step of adjusting the p H of the slurry to a value of between 7.0 and 10.0, and wherein step d) is followed by a step of adjusting the p H of the slurry to a value above 10.0, preferably up to 12.0, is disclosed, as well as an inhibited starch made with said method, use of the inhibited starch as an 1 ingredient in a food product, and a food product containing said inhibited starch.