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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1995
Kunihiko Watanabe, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideo Kanoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigeru Yamanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Atsushi Okiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Takahide Kawanishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention relates to (a) a low calorie foodstuff containing, as a substitute for protein, carbohydrate and/or oil and fat, from 0.7 to 10% by weight, based on the dry weight, of dietary fibers with a size of not greater than 80 .mu.m and a retained water amount of 9 or greater, (b) an aqueous paste-like composition of from 5 to 40% by weight of from spherical to fibrous dietary fibers of not greater than 5 .mu.m of diameter or length, and (c) an aqueous paste-like composition, which contains from 5 to 40% by weight of dietary fibers, the dietary fibers being in the form of gel particles having a particle size of not greater than 80 .mu.m, as well as the production method.