PROCESS FOR PREPARING STARCH SUGAR COMPOSITION, STARCH SUGAR COMPOSITION, AND FOOD AND DRINK CONTAINING SAID COMPOSITION

Title:

PROCESS FOR PREPARING STARCH SUGAR COMPOSITION, STARCH SUGAR COMPOSITION, AND FOOD AND DRINK CONTAINING SAID COMPOSITION

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/1997/043435

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

At least one member selected among starch, maltoligosaccharides having a higher degree of polymerization than maltose, and dextran is provided as a starting material. At least one enzyme selected among various 'alpha'-amylases, oligosaccharide-producing amylases, 'beta'-amylases and branching enzymes and another enzyme which can produce nigeroligosacchalide upon transglycosylation-condensation are successively or simultaneously allowed to act on the starting material to produce a nigeroligosaccharide, which is then optionally reduced to prepare a starch sugar composition comprising the nigeroligosaccharide or a reduction product thereof. The starch sugar composition, when incorporated as at least a part of a sweetener into foods and drinks, can sweeten the foods and drinks and, in addition, can offer various effects such as an improvement in sweet taste and an improvement in moisture retention.

Inventors:

UNNO TAKEHIRO (JP)
NAKAKUKI TERUO (JP)
YAMAMOTO TAKESHI (JP)
KONISHI YUTAKA (JP)
HIROSE TADAO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP1997/001642

Publication Date:

November 20, 1997

Filing Date:

May 15, 1997

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

JAPAN MAIZE PROD (JP)
KIRIN BEER KABUSHIKI KAISYA (JP)
TAKEDA FOOD PRODUCTS LTD (JP)
UNNO TAKEHIRO (JP)
NAKAKUKI TERUO (JP)
YAMAMOTO TAKESHI (JP)
KONISHI YUTAKA (JP)
HIROSE TADAO (JP)

International Classes:

A21D2/18; A21D13/08; A23F5/24; A23F5/46; A23G3/00; A23G3/36; A23G3/42; A23L1/09; A23L2/60; A23L11/00; A23L17/00; A23L27/30; C12P19/14; C12P19/18; (IPC1-7): C12P19/18; A23L1/236

Foreign References:

JPH0759559A

1995-03-07

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