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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Timothy C. Gerrish, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Assignee:
Hercules Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 3/706 ; A23C 9/154 ; A23L 1/0524 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 3/706 ; A23C 9/154 ; A23L 1/0524 ;
Abstract
Provided is a pectin having (i) a degree of esterification (DE) of 60 to 95%, (ii) a calcium sensitivity (&Dgr;CS) of less than 25 cP, and (iii) a calcium sensitive pectin weight ratio (CSPR) of calcium sensitive pectin (CSP) to the sum of CSP and non-calcium sensitive pectin (NCSP) of 0.7 or more. Such pectin is useful as a stabilizing component of an aqueous acidic beverage, such as a drinking yogurt, which contains a suspension of protein particles formed from, e.g., casein. The pectin can be prepared by treating a substantially non-calcium sensitive pectin having a CSPR of 0.1 or less and a &Dgr;CS of 0-3 with a pectin deesterifying enzyme.