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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshihito Yaginuma, Nobeoka, JP;
Etsuo Kamada, Nobeoka, JP;
Nobuyoshi Mochihara, Nobeoka, JP;
Kouichirou Enatsu, Nobeoka, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/05 ; A23L 1/054 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/05 ; A23L 1/054 ;
Abstract
A cellulose-containing composite contains 20-99% by weight of a fine cellulose and 1-80% by weight of at least one low-viscosity water-soluble dietary fiber selected from the group consisting of 1) a hydrolyzed gallactomannan, 2) an indigestible dextrin and 3) a mixture of a polydextrose and xanthan gum and/or gellan gum, wherein the total amount of gellan gum and xanthan gum is 0.1% by weight or more but less than 3% by weight of the composite, in which composite the average particle size of the fine cellulose is 30 &mgr;m or less when the composite is dispersed in water.