FIBER CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME

• Main Authors: TSE, HING C, OVERLY, HARRY, ANNESS, DAREN K, WILLIAMS, KRISTIN RHEDRICK
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.05.2013
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

A composition comprising: (a) at least 25% fiber component, by weight of the composition, wherein the fiber component is selected from the group consisting of 5 galacto-oligosaccharides, fructooligosaccharides, xylooligosaccharides, and combinations thereof; (b) at least 0.001% humectant component, by weight of the composition; (c) from 5% to 50% carbohydrate component, by weight of the composition, wherein the carbohydrate component is selected from the group consisting of corn syrup, sucrose, liquid sucrose, polydextrose, trehalose, fructose, 10 lactose, maltose, honey, glucose, galactose, and mixtures thereof. C:\pof\ord\SPEC-852873.docx