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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2014
Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno, 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Maurice Karel Hubertina Essers, 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Ricardo Marinus Albertus Nagtegaal, 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Florian Hübner, 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Katleen Jozefien Rafaela Vallons, 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO, 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Abstract
A process for producing thermally inhibited starch is described resulting in a visco-stable starch product with improved whiteness. The process comprises pretreating a dry starch with an alkaline solution in a water-miscible solvent, adjusting the water content of the starch to below 12 wt. %, heating the starch at a temperature between 140 and 190° C., preferably between 140 and 180° C., and cooling and optionally further processing the starch. The thermally inhibited starch has the advantages of not being chemically modified. The process is more flexible and faster than conventional inhibition processes.