US4859474A
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Method of making an enzyme sweetened cereal product
Assignee: Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Inc
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Filing: 1987-09-28
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Granted: 1989-08-22
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Expires: 2007-09-28
Abstract
Abstract A process for producing fructose sweetened cereal products by enzymatically converting a portion of the cellulose fraction in a cereal comprising cereal; fiber to fructose using cellulase and glucose isomerase is claimed. The process may be carried out at moisture contents exceeding 25% (w/w) and moisture contents between about 40% to 80% are preferred.
Inventors
- 👤 Saul L. Neidleman
- 👤 John A. Maselli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 08:42
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/104; A23L7/107; C; C12; C12P; C12P19/00; C12P19/24; C12Y; C12Y302/00; C12Y302/01; C12Y302/01001; C12Y302/01003; C12Y302/01004; C12Y503/00; C12Y503/01; C12Y503/01005; C13; C13K; C13K1/00; C13K1/06; C13K11/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/8215; Y10S435/911; Y10S435/945
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A process for producing a sweetened cereal product comprising: (a) moistening a cereal grain by adding an aqueous solution to a cereal grain containing cellulose and starch in an amount sufficient to support conversion by enzymes of the cellulose and starch to fructose; (b) disrupting the moistened cereal produced in step (a) to an extent effective to promote the enzymatic conversion of the cellulose and starch to fructose; (c) adding to the disrupted, moistened cereal produced in step (b) enzymes effective to convert cellulose and starch to glucose and the glucose to fructose to produce a moistened cereal and enzyme mixture; (d) incubating said moistened cereal and enzyme mixture for a sufficient period of time and at a sufficient temperature to convert the cellulose and starch in said cereal to fructose while retaining a sufficient amount of starch for texture and formability in the resulting cereal product enriched in fructose; and (e) collecting said cereal product enriched in fructose.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A process for producing a sweetened cereal product comprising: (a) moistening a cereal grain by adding an aqueous solution to a cereal grain containing cellulose and starch in an amount sufficient to support conversion by enzymes of the cellulose and starch to fructose; (b) disrupting the moistened cereal produced in step (a) to an extent effective to promote the enzymatic conversion of the cellulose and starch to fructose; (c) adding to the disrupted, moistened cereal produced in step (b) enzymes effective to convert cellulose and starch to glucose and the glucose to fructose to produce a moistened cereal and enzyme mixture; (d) incubating said moistened cereal and enzyme mixture for a sufficient period of time and at a sufficient temperature to convert the cellulose and starch in said cereal to fructose while retaining a sufficient amount of starch for texture and formability in the resulting cereal product enriched in fructose; and (e) collecting said cereal product enriched in fructose.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said enzymes include cellulases, glucose isomerases, alph-amylases and amylo-glucosidases.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said step of disrupting comprises heating under pressure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said heating is carried out prior to addition of the enzymes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said heating is carried out concurrently with said step of incubating.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said heating is carried out after said step of incubating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1 further including a drying step after said step of collecting.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
10 words
The process of claim wherein said drying step includes baking.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 8 wherein said baking step is carried out at a temperature in the range of between about 250° and 450° F.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 8 wherein said baking step is carried out at a temperature of about 300° F.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said step of disrupting comprises treatment with alkali.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said enzymes comprise cellulase and glucose isomerase and said cellulase enzyme is added to the disrupted, moistened cereal before the glucose isomerase.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said enzymes are cellulase, alpha-amylase and amylo-glucosidase and said cellulase enzyme and alpha-amylase and amylo-glucosidase enzymes are added to the disrupted, moistened cereal before glucose isomerase.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said step of incubating is carried out at a temperature of between about 25° and 80° C.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said step of incubating is carried out at a temperature of between about 45° and 60° C.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said cellulases are selected from the group consisting of cellobiohydrolases and endogulcanases.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said cereal grain is in the form of cereal flour or meal.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 17 wherein said cereal is selected from the group consisting of bran flour, bran meal, graham flour, graham meal, whole wheat flour and whole wheat meal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said step of moistening and said step of adding the enzymes are carried out concurrently.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the amount of aqueous solution added is such that substantially all of the solution is absorbed by said cereal.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 20 wherein said moistened cereal has a moisture content of about 40% to 75% weight/volume.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 20 wherein said moistened cereal has a moisture content of about 60% weight/volume.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said enzymes to convert cellulose to glucose are cellulases.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said enzymes effective to convert starch to glucose are selected from the group consisting of alpha-amylases and amylo-glucosidases.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said enzyme effective to convert glucose to fructose is glucose isomerase.
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