US4865863A
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Co-milling fiber for use in foods
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1987-10-20
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Granted: 1989-09-12
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Expires: 2007-10-20
Abstract
Abstract This invention is a process for rendering an edible fiber more easily hydratable for addition to food products. Edible fiber is co-milled in a multi-impact mill with sugar and optionally flour and starch. This co-milling improves the dispersion and the water absorbing rate of the fiber when it is added to food. The addition of fiber allows more water to be held, resulting in better and moister tasting food products. The invention also comprises the fiber product made according of this process.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L. Prosise
- 👤 David A. Volker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:53
CPC Classifications
A; A21; A21D; A21D2/00; A21D2/08; A21D2/36; A23; A23L; A23L13/00; A23L13/40; A23L13/42; A23L13/426; A23L33/00; A23L33/20; A23L33/21; A23L33/22; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
61 words
A process for rendering an edible fiber more easily hydratable for addition to food products comprising co-milling the fiber in a multi-impact mill with sugar and a material selected from the group consisting of flour and starch and mixtures thereof, wherein the co-milling is done without the use of liquid suspensions, and wherein there is substantial co-action between particles during co-milling.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
61 words
A process for rendering an edible fiber more easily hydratable for addition to food products comprising co-milling the fiber in a multi-impact mill with sugar and a material selected from the group consisting of flour and starch and mixtures thereof, wherein the co-milling is done without the use of liquid suspensions, and wherein there is substantial co-action between particles during co-milling.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the co-milling is conducted until at least about 80% of the fiber particles have a particle size less than about 300 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein the co-milling is conducted until at least about 80% of the fiber particles have a particle size less than about 200 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein the co-milling is conducted until at least about 80% of the fiber particles have a particle size less than about 100 microns.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 4 wherein the fiber is selected from the group consisting of fruit fiber and vegetable fiber, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein the fiber is selected from the group consisting of whole citrus peel and citrus albedo, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
A process according to claim 6 wherein the fiber, sugar, and material are co-milled by passing them through a multi-impact mill which is a multi-stage sievelss impact stud mill, said mill having one stationary disc and one rotating disc, said rotating disc operating at high speeds of from about 5,000 to about 18,000 rpm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process for rendering an edible fiber more easily hydratable for addition to food products comprising co-milling the fiber in a multi-impact mill with sugar, wherein the co-milling is done without the use of liquid suspensions, and wherein there is substantial co-action between particles during co-milling.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process for rendering an edible fiber more easily hydratable for addition to food products comprising co-milling the fiber in a multi-impact mill with sugar, wherein the co-milling is done without the use of liquid suspensions, and wherein there is substantial co-action between particles during co-milling.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 8 wherein the co-milling is conducted until at least about 80% of the fiber particles have a particle size less than about 300 microns.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 9 wherein the co-milling is conducted until at least about 80% of the fiber particles have a particle size less than about 200 microns.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 9 wherein the co-milling is conducted until at least about 80% of the fiber particles have a particle size less than about 100 microns.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 11 wherein the fiber is selected from the group consisting of fruit fiber and vegetable fiber, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 12 wherein the fiber is selected from the group consisting of whole citrus peel and citrus albedo, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
A process according to claim 13 wherein the fiber and sugar are co-milled by passing them through a multi-impact mill which is a multi-stage sieveless impact stud mill, said mill having one stationary disc and one rotating disc, said rotating disc operating at high speeds of from about 5,000 to about 18,000 rpm.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
54 words
The product of the process of claim 1, wherein the product comprises combined fiber-sugar particles and combined particles selected from the group consisting of fiber-sugar-flour and fiber-sugar-starch particles, and mixtures thereof, along with size-reduced fiber and sugar particles and size-reduced particles selected from the group consisting of flour and starch particles, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
54 words
The product of the process of claim 7, wherein the product comprises combined fiber-sugar particles and combined particles selected from the group consisting of fiber-sugar-flour and fiber-sugar-starch particles, and mixtures thereof, along with size-reduced fiber and sugar particles and size-reduced particles selected from the group consisting of flour and starch particles, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
The product of the process of claim 8, wherein the product comprises combined fiber-sugar particles along with size-reduced fiber and sugar particles.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
The product of the process of claim 14, wherein the product comprises combined fiber-sugar particles along with size-reduced fiber and sugar particles.
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