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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel G Lis, Wheeling, IL (US);
Lisa Anne Preston, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Kraft Foods, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H / ; C08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536127 ; 426658 ; 536123 ; 5361231 ; 536124 ;
Abstract
A method for controlling and/or modifying the morphology of inulin is provided. Using this method, inulin can be produced having, as desired, a predominately needle-like morphology or a predominately obloid-type morphology. The controlled morphology inulin of the present invention (i.e., needles, obloids, or combinations thereof) can be used in low-fat and/or fat-free viscous food products where the inulin acts as a fat mimetic. By controlling the morphology of inulin used in such food products, better control of organoleptic and physical properties of the food product can be obtained.