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Food containing fructose polymer
Assignee: Ajinomoto Co Inc
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Filing: 1991-08-30
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Granted: 1992-12-08
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Expires: 2011-08-30
Abstract
Abstract There is provided a food and drink having a reduced oil, fat, or sugar content yet retaining good gelation properties and good organoleptic properties, etc. A part of or the whole of gelation materials, low calorie sugars and/or oils and fats is/are replaced with polyfructan.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsutomu Harada
- 👤 Soji Suzuki
- 👤 Mika Ikeda
- 👤 Katsumi Ohata
- 👤 Fusako Yamanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:13
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G1/00; A23G1/30; A23G1/56; A21; A21D; A21D2/00; A21D2/08; A21D2/14; A21D2/18; A23C; A23C13/00; A23C13/12; A23C19/00; A23C19/06; A23C19/068; A23C19/076; A23C19/0765; A23C19/09; A23C19/0912; A23C9/00; A23C9/12; A23C9/13; A23C9/137; A23D; A23D7/00; A23D7/015; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/346; A23G9/00; A23G9/52; A23L; A23L13/00; A23L13/40; A23L13/42; A23L13/422; A23L21/00; A23L21/10; A23L21/15; A23L23/00; A23L27/00; A23L27/60; A23L29/00; A23L29/20; A23L29/206; A23L29/244; A23L29/269; A23L33/00; A23L33/20; A23L33/21; A23L33/25; A23L33/26; A23L9/00; A23L9/10; A23L9/12; C; C12; C12P; C12P19/00; C12P19/02; C12P19/18; C12Y; C12Y204/00; C12Y204/01; A23G2200/00; A23G2200/06; A23G2200/08; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A food or drink comprising in whole or in part, as a substitute for oil, fat, sugar, gelation material and/or thickening agent an effective amount of a fructose polymer having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000,000 mainly composed of β-2,1-bonds, wherein said fructose polymer is, in whole or in part, a substitute for oil, fat, sugar, gelation material and/or thickening agent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
A food or drink comprising in whole or in part, as a substitute for oil, fat, sugar, gelation material and/or thickening agent an effective amount of a fructose polymer having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000,000 mainly composed of β-2,1-bonds, wherein said fructose polymer is, in whole or in part, a substitute for oil, fat, sugar, gelation material and/or thickening agent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The food or drink of claim 1, wherein the fructose polymer contains β-2,6-bond as a branched chain.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The food or drink of claim 1, wherein the fructose was formed by incubating the conidium of Aspergillus sydowi and sugar or by using fructose transferase derived from yeast, Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus niger, Aureoba sidium, pullulans and sugar or inulin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The food or drink of claim 1, wherein the fructose polymer has a molecular weight in the range of 10,000 to 15,000,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
116 words
The food or drink of claim 1, wherein the food or drink is selected from the group consisting of spreads, sauce, low calorie mayonnaise, low calorie dressing, cream, low calorie whipped cream, low calorie chocolate cream, low calorie souffle gras, low calorie cheese paste, low calorie rar cheese cake, low calorie butter cream, low calorie baked cheese cake, low calorie madeleine, low calorie bread, low calorie American pastry, low calorie brioche, low calorie doughnuts, low calorie corn potage soup, low calorie margarine, yogurt beverage, soup, cocoa, low calorie ice cream, sponge cake, pudding, cookies, lacto-ice cream, sherbert, ice-milk, jam, jelly, custard pudding, chocolate mousse, wine cream, bavarois, ice cream, ham, and sausage of fish and meat.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The food or drink of claim 1 wherein the fructose polymer having been added to the food or drink is dispersed in water, milk or mixture thereof in 10 to 40% (w/w) to form a paste.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
75 words
A method of producing a food or drink according to claim 1 with reduced oil, fat, and sugar content yet retaining good gelation properties and good organoleptic properties such as taste, texture, and flavor comprising substituting, wholly or partially, a fructose polymer having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000,000 mainly composed of β-2,1-bonds for oils, fats, oil and fat substitutes, thickening agents, gelation materials, and low calorie sugars present in said food or drink.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein 20 to 70% by weight of the oils and fats are substituted by said fructose polymer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein the fructose polymer is used in the form of a powder or a fluid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method according to claim 9, wherein the fructose polymer is used in the form of a paste by dispersing the fructose polymer in water, milk, other raw material of the food or drink, or mixture thereof and the desired hardness of the paste is adjusted by controlling the amount of fructose polymer in water, milk, other raw material of the food or drink, or mixture thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein the fructose polymer is dispersed in water, milk, other raw material of the food or drink, or mixture thereof in 10 to 40% (w/w).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein the degree of substitution of the form of fructose polymer for the gelation material or thickening agent or the ratio of the form of fructose polymer to gelation material or thickening agent is determined by the desired degree of gelation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
An oil or fat substitute comprising a fructose polymer having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000,000 mainly composed of β-2,1-bonds disposed in water, milk, other raw material of a food or drink, or mixture thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
An oil or fat substitute comprising a fructose polymer having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000,000 mainly composed of β-2,1-bonds disposed in water, milk, other raw material of a food or drink, or mixture thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A sugar substitute comprising a fructose polymer having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000,000 mainly composed of β-2,1-bonds and a sweetener having a high degree of sweetness.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A sugar substitute comprising a fructose polymer having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000,000 mainly composed of β-2,1-bonds and a sweetener having a high degree of sweetness.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The sugar substitute of claim 14, wherein the sweetener having a high degree of sweetener is aspartame.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
88 words
A food comprising, in whole or in part, as a substitute for at least one of a gelation material, a thickening agent, a low calorie sugar, a sweetener having a high degree of sweetness, and an oil and fat, an effective amount of a fructose polymer having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000,000 mainly composed of β-2,1-bonds, wherein said fructose polymer is a substitute for a part of or the whole of the gelation material, the thickening agent, the low calorie sugar and the oil and fat.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
88 words
A food comprising, in whole or in part, as a substitute for at least one of a gelation material, a thickening agent, a low calorie sugar, a sweetener having a high degree of sweetness, and an oil and fat, an effective amount of a fructose polymer having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000,000 mainly composed of β-2,1-bonds, wherein said fructose polymer is a substitute for a part of or the whole of the gelation material, the thickening agent, the low calorie sugar and the oil and fat.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
30 words
The food according to claim 16, wherein said oil and fat is at least one selected from the group consisting of fresh cream, cream cheese, butter and a vegetable oil.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
32 words
The food according to claim 16, wherein said gelation material and/or thickening agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of gelatin, a gum substance, pectin, starch, yolk and albumen.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
51 words
The food or drink according to any one of claims 1 through 3, wherein said food or drink contains cream, jelly, bavarois, mousse, jam, ice cream, ice milk, lacto-ice cream, sherbet, sauce, mayonnaise, dressing, white sauce, chocolate, pudding, sponge cake, break, spread, butter, margarine, ham or sausage of fish and meat.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
17 words
The food according to claim 14, wherein said sweetener having a high degree of sweetness is aspartame.
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