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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
May. 27, 2011
Lynn Haynes, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Norbert Gimmler, Ringwood, NJ (US);
John P. Locke, Iii, Woodcliff Lake, NJ (US);
Mee-ra Kweon, Randolph, NJ (US);
Louise Slade, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Harry Levine, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Lynn Haynes, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Norbert Gimmler, Ringwood, NJ (US);
John P. Locke, III, Woodcliff Lake, NJ (US);
Mee-Ra Kweon, Randolph, NJ (US);
Louise Slade, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Harry Levine, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC, Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
An enzyme resistant starch type III having a melting point or endothermic peak of at least about 140° C. as determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is produced in yields of at least about 25% by weight, based upon the weight of the original starch ingredient. A gelatinization stage, nucleation/propagation stage, and preferably a heat-treatment stage are used to produce reduced calorie starch-based compositions which contain the enzyme resistant starch type III. The high melting point of the enzyme resistant starch permits its use in baked good formulations without substantial loss of enzyme resistance upon baking. A gelatinized, starch-based bulking agent having at least 30% by weight of the enzyme-resistant starch may be used in bar-type, extruded, sheeted, or rotary molded food products. The melting enthalpy of the bulking agent may be from about 0.5 to about 4 Joules/g and its water-holding capacity may be less than 3 grams.