Annette Evans

US Patent:

20090011082, Jan 8, 2009

Filed:

Mar 6, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/043566

Inventors:

Donald W. Harris - Springfield IL, US
Annette Evans - Decatur IL, US

International Classification:

A23L 1/48

US Classification:

426 48

Abstract:

A process for producing a starch comprises treating a feed starch that comprises amylopectin with glucanotransferase to produce a chain-extended starch, and treating the chain-extended starch with a debranching enzyme to produce a starch product that comprises amylose fragments. In certain embodiments, the process further comprises, crystallizing at least part of the starch product, heating the starch product in the presence of moisture, treating the starch product with alpha-amylase, and washing the starch product to remove at least some non-crystallized starch, wherein the degree of polymerization of the starch product is increased by increasing the amylose content of the feed starch or is decreased by decreasing the amylose content of the feed starch. The product of this process can have a relatively high total dietary fiber content, a relatively high heat resistance, or both.

US Patent:

20200214331, Jul 9, 2020

Filed:

Jan 23, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/750882

Inventors:

- Hoffman Estates IL, US
Juhi Tomar - Schaumburg IL, US
Mervyn de Souza - South Elgin IL, US
Annette Evans - St. Charles IL, US

International Classification:

A23L 33/21
A23L 2/38
A23L 2/52
C12C 5/02
C12C 11/00
C12G 3/04
C12G 1/00
A23L 19/20

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides soluble dietary fibers, food and beverage products including them, and methods for using them. In one aspect, the disclosure provides soluble dietary fiber having a fiber content of at least 97% as measured by AOAC 2001.03 and a DP1+DP2 content of no more than 3 wt % (e.g., no more than 2 wt %) on a dry solids basis. The soluble dietary fiber can be useful in variety of food and beverage applications including fermented foods and beverages like beer and sake.