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Gelatinized cereal flours and process for their production
Assignee: Suntory Ltd
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Filing: 1991-06-27
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Granted: 1992-10-27
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Expires: 2011-06-27
Abstract
Abstract Porous modified gelatinized cereal flour that has high swelling property in cold water, high solubility and good digestability and which is useful as a fragrance adsorbent or an emulsion stabilizer. Also disclosed is a process for producing such porous gelatinized cereal flour which comprises adding water to a cereal flour containing starch as a principal component, heating said flour to gelatinize it, adding an alcohol to the gelatinized flour, and freeze-drying the same.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadashi Nagai
- 👤 Yayoi Nademoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 20:42
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08B; C08B30/00; C08B30/12; C08B30/14; A; A23; A23L; A23L29/00; A23L29/20; A23L29/206; A23L29/212; A23L29/225; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/72; A61K8/73; A61K8/732; A61Q; A61Q13/00; A61Q15/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
63 words
A gelatinized cereal flour produced by a process which comprises: adding water to a cereal flour containing starch as a principal component; heating the cereal flour to gelatinize; adding an alcohol to the gelatinized cereal four; and freeze-drying the gelatinized cereal flour, wherein the gelatinized cereal flour has a porous structure with a specific surface area not smaller than 1 m 2 /g.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
63 words
A gelatinized cereal flour produced by a process which comprises: adding water to a cereal flour containing starch as a principal component; heating the cereal flour to gelatinize; adding an alcohol to the gelatinized cereal four; and freeze-drying the gelatinized cereal flour, wherein the gelatinized cereal flour has a porous structure with a specific surface area not smaller than 1 m 2 /g.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
A fragrance absorbent made of the gelatinized cereal flour of claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
An emulsion stabilizer made of the gelatinized cereal flour of claim 1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A gelatinized cereal flour according to claim 1, wherein the gelatinized cereal flour has a porous structure with a specific surface area not smaller than 3 m 2 /g.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A gelatinized cereal flour according to claim 1, wherein the gelatinized cereal flour has a porous structure with a specific surface area not smaller than 5 m 2 /g.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A gelatinized cereal flour according to claim 1, wherein the gelatinized cereal flour has a porous structure with a specific surface area not smaller than 10 m 2 /g.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
A gelatinized starch flour produced by a process which comprises: adding water to a starch flour; heating the starch flour to gelatinize; adding an alcohol to the gelatinized starch flour; and freeze-drying the gelatinized starch flour, wherein the gelatinized starch flour has a porous structure with a specific surface area not smaller than 5 m 2 /g.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
A gelatinized starch flour produced by a process which comprises: adding water to a starch flour; heating the starch flour to gelatinize; adding an alcohol to the gelatinized starch flour; and freeze-drying the gelatinized starch flour, wherein the gelatinized starch flour has a porous structure with a specific surface area not smaller than 5 m 2 /g.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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