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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2003
Applicants:
Cinderella Christina Gerhardt, Vlaardingen, NL;
Maria Catherine Tasker, Vlaardingen, NL;
Inventors:
Cinderella Christina Gerhardt, Vlaardingen, NL;
Maria Catherine Tasker, Vlaardingen, NL;
Assignee:
UNILEVER Bestfoods, North America division of Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 21/02 (2006.01); A61K 38/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides the use of a whey protein and/or whey protein hydrolysate which stimulate the cellular release of the satiety peptides choleocystokinin and glucagon-like-peptide in the preparation of edible compositions. The edible compositions can be used to control body weight and have beneficial effects on satiety. Edible compositions are also provided.