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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:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Liangli Yu, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Gwen E. DeVay, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Grace H. Lai, Portage, MI (US);
Curtis T. Simmons, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Susan R. Neilsen, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B 9/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B 9/28 ;
Abstract
Enzymatic treatment of raw psyllium yields a modified psyllium with improved functionality. A preferred method includes the steps of adding raw psyllium to an aqueous dispersion containing a sufficient amount of an enzyme capable of modifying the carbohydrates of the raw psyllium to yield a modified psyllium with improved functionality. Products containing the modified psyllium and methods for producing the same are also provided.