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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. 26, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Chienkuo Ronnie Yuan, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Opta Food Ingredients, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 3/014 ; A23L 1/035 ; C08J 3/215 ; C08L 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 3/014 ; A23L 1/035 ; C08J 3/215 ; C08L 3/02 ;
Abstract
A method of producing starch-emulsifier compositions by heating a starch in the presence of an emulsifier to form a complex with unique properties. The product can be further treated to obtain greater than about 20% short chain amylose. Starch-emulsifier compositions (e.g., powders, gels, pastes) produced by this method and food products containing the starch-emulsifier composition are also described.