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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Zheng Tan, Princeton, NJ (US);
Michael Sestrick, Yardley, PA (US);
Nadia Yaranossian, Brussels, BE;
Jeremy Ondov, New York, NY (US);
Zheng Tan, Princeton, NJ (US);
Michael Sestrick, Yardley, PA (US);
Nadia Yaranossian, Brussels, BE;
Jeremy Ondov, New York, NY (US);
FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a co-attrited stabilizer composition comprising: a) microcrystalline cellulose in an amount of from 20%-90% by weight of the composition; b) a hydrocolloid in an amount of from 5%-50% by weight of the composition, wherein the hydrocolloid is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose having a degree of substitution of at least 0.95, pectin, alginate, carrageenan, xanthan gum, agar gum, wellan gum, or gellan gum; and c) a starch in an amount of from 5%-50% by weight of the composition, wherein the stabilizer composition has a gel strength (G') of at least 25 Pa when measured after 24 hours in a 2.6% solids water dispersion at 20° C. The composition is useful as a stabilizer, particularly in food and beverage products.