HIGH-FIBER, LOW-SUGAR SOLUBLE DIETARY FIBERS, PRODUCTS INCLUDING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM

• Main Authors: TOMAR, Juhi, FLETCHER, Joshua, BAHAR, Mark, EVANS, Annette, CARR, James, DE SOUZA, Mervyn
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 03.06.2021
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; BREWING OF BEER; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; POLYSACCHARIDES; PREPARATION THEREOF; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPIRITS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; VINEGAR; WINE

The present disclosure provides soluble dietary fibers, food and beverage products including them, and methods for making and 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, as well as foods and beverages useful in keto diets. La présente invention concerne des fibres alimentaires solubles, des produits alimentaires et buvables comprenant celles-ci, et des procédés de fabrication et d'utilisation de celles-ci. Selon un aspect de l'invention, l'invention concerne une fibre alimentaire soluble ayant une teneur en fibres d'au moins 97 % telle que mesurée par AOAC 2001.03 et une teneur en DP1 + DP2 ne dépassant pas 3 % en poids (par exemple, pas plus de 2 % en poids) sur une base de solides secs. La fibre alimentaire soluble peut être utile dans une variété d'applications alimentaires et buvables, y compris des aliments et des boissons fermentés comme la bière et le saké, ainsi que des aliments et des boissons utiles dans des régimes cétogènes.