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Title:
OIL-COATED MICROPARTICULATE GELLAN GUM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH0741504
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

PURPOSE: To obtain a low-fat product having an improved texture and a good taste.

CONSTITUTION: Oil-coated gellan gum microparticles are provided which are useful as a fat replacer, as an encapsulant and/or as a delivery system for food ingredients in low- or no-fat food matrix. The microparticles are substantially spherical and have particle sizes of about 0.1-10 μm. Primarily. these microparticles have particle sizes of 0.1-5.0 μm. The microparticles have a narrow size distribution, with about 70-80% ranging between the 0.1-5.0 μm size. The particles have a high degree of deformability and surface hydrophobicity.


Inventors:
OFUOORI JIEI AMANKONAA
REIMONDO SHII BARI
DEINA EI ZUDANISU
Application Number:
JP13912394A
Publication Date:
February 10, 1995
Filing Date:
June 21, 1994
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Assignee:
MERCK & CO INC
International Classes:
A23G1/30; A23G1/00; A23G9/32; A23G9/44; A23G9/52; A23L1/00; A23L2/00; A23L5/41; A23L27/60; A23L29/269; A23L33/20; A23L35/00; B01J2/06; C08B37/00; C08L5/00; C11B15/00; (IPC1-7): C08B37/00; A23G1/00; A23G9/02; A23L1/00; A23L1/24; A23L1/272; A23L1/307; A23L1/48; A23L2/00; B01J2/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshio Kawaguchi (2 outside)