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Instant dried dahlia inulin juice and its method of production and usage
Assignee: California Natural Products
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Filing: 1993-05-14
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Granted: 1995-06-06
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Expires: 2013-05-14
Abstract
Abstract A process for producing a pressed juice containing an inulin polymer mixture in a stable polymorphic form having cold water solubility according to the present invention includes the steps of pressing juice from inulin containing plants, preferably of the Compositae family and more preferably from dahlia tubers, assaying the juice to determine its initial range and distribution and processing the pressed juice under selected conditions to convert the inulin polymers of the assayed juice to an inulin polymer mixture having greater than 50% of the polymers in the range of about DP 10 to DP 45, more preferably about DP 16 to DP 40, the process including hydrolyzing inulin polymers of greater than about DP 45 into the range of about DP 10 to DP 45 to enhance permeability and unique metabolic value of the mixture as well as selectively promoting Bifidus growth in the gut. An inulin juice polymer mixture formed according to the above process is administered to individuals in selected amounts for various advantageous metabolic purposes.
Inventors
- 👤 Cheryl R. Mitchell
- 👤 Pat R. Mitchell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:12
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/346; A23G9/00; A23G9/52; A61; A61K; A61K31/00; A61K31/70; A61K31/715; A61K36/00; A61K36/18; A61K36/185; A61K36/28; A23G2200/00; A23G2200/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 46
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A process for producing an inulin juice mixture suitable for usage in connection with conditions including (a) carbohydrate metabolic disorders, (b) diseases relating to carbohydrate metabolic disorders such as hypercholesterolemia, (c) weight control via dietary suppression, (d) providing physical stamina, and (e) selectively promoting Bifidus growth in the gut pressing juice from plants having substantial inulin content, assaying the pressed juice to determine its initial range distribution of inulin polymers and adjusting time and temperature of evaporation used in concentrating the pressed juice in order to convert the inulin polymers of the assayed juice to inulin polymers within the range of DP 1-55, having greater than 50% of the inulin polymers within the range of DP 10-45 and less than 10% of the polymers greater than DP 45 while maintaining the inulin in a stable polymorphic form having cold water solubility free from sesquiterpene lactones and also preserving the soluble non-carbohydrate components of the juice.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A process for producing an inulin juice mixture suitable for usage in connection with conditions including (a) carbohydrate metabolic disorders, (b) diseases relating to carbohydrate metabolic disorders such as hypercholesterolemia, (c) weight control via dietary suppression, (d) providing physical stamina, and (e) selectively promoting Bifidus growth in the gut pressing juice from plants having substantial inulin content, assaying the pressed juice to determine its initial range distribution of inulin polymers and adjusting time and temperature of evaporation used in concentrating the pressed juice in order to convert the inulin polymers of the assayed juice to inulin polymers within the range of DP 1-55, having greater than 50% of the inulin polymers within the range of DP 10-45 and less than 10% of the polymers greater than DP 45 while maintaining the inulin in a stable polymorphic form having cold water solubility free from sesquiterpene lactones and also preserving the soluble non-carbohydrate components of the juice.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the inulin containing plants are of the Compositae family.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the inulin containing plants are dahlia tubers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 2 being carried out substantially without added chemicals or water in order to avoid the introduction of chemical impurities into the resulting juice containing the inulin polymer mixture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 4 wherein a substantial portion of the inulin juice polymer mixture has a final distribution of greater than 50% of the inulin polymer in the range of about DP 16 to DP 40.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the assayed juice is concentrated, dried and pressed to an inulin juice polymer mixture having a form selected from the group consisting of syrups, powders and tablets.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the inulin juice polymer mixture further has a form selected from the group consisting of syrups having about 25 to 80 percent soluble solids, powders of from about 50 to 200 mesh and tablets containing about 100 mg to 1000 mg of the inulin juice polymer mixture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the inulin juice polymer mixture is a powder suitable for being formed into tablets without the addition of a binder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 7 wherein sesquiterpene lactones from the resulting inulin polymer mixture have been substantially removed in order to avoid reactivity in sensitized individuals.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the pressed juice is concentrated to a syrup having from about 25 to 80 percent soluble solids and at least about 90 percent of the inulin polymer mixture within the range of about DP 5 to DP 45.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 10 wherein the pressed juice is concentrated to a syrup having at least about 70 percent soluble solids in order to maintain the cold water soluble polymorphic form of the inulin polymers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 10 wherein the syrup of from about 25 to 80 percent soluble solids is dried to a solid form having a moisture content no greater than about 10 percent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the extracted juice is assayed by high pressure ion chromatographic (HPIC) techniques.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 13 wherein the pressed juice is concentrated to a syrup having at least about 70 percent soluble solids in order to maintain the cold water soluble polymorphic form of the inulin polymers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 13 wherein the syrup of from about 25 to 80 percent soluble solids is dried to a solid form having a moisture content no greater than about 10 percent.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
84 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the assayed juice contains more than 10 percent inulin polymers of greater than DP 45, the process conditions thereupon comprising the steps of allowing the pressed juice to stand up to about 0 to 48 hours at room temperature and concentrating the pressed juice under reduced pressures at a temperature from about 50° C. to 100° C. or at atmospheric pressure at 100° C. to 129° C. for a period of time not greater than about 1 hour.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
72 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the assayed juice contains less than 10 percent inulin polymers of greater than DP 45, the process conditions thereupon comprising the steps of allowing the pressed juice to stand up to about 6 hours at room temperature and concentrating the pressed juice under reduced pressures at a temperature from about 50° C. to 85° C. for a period of time not greater than about 1 hour.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
99 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the assayed juice contains greater than 10 percent inulin polymers of less than DP 5, the pH of the pressed juice then being neutralized by alkali or ion exchanged to pH 7, the process conditions thereupon comprising the steps of allowing the pressed juice to stand up to about 48 hours at room temperature and concentrating the pressed juice under reduced pressures at a temperature from about 50° C. to 100° C. or at atmospheric pressures at 100° C. to 120° C. for a period of time not greater than about 1 hour.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 further comprising the step of removing inulin polymers of less than DP 10.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the inulin polymer mixture comprises a minor portion (less than 50 percent) having polydispersity of less than about DP 10 and being capable of being hydrolyzed to fructose in the body.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 1 wherein at least about 50 percent of the inulin juice mixture contains polymers within the range of about DP 10 to 45.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 21 wherein at least about 80 percent of the inulin polymers is within the range of about DP 10 to 45.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
78 words
An inulin polymer mixture suitable for usage in connection with conditions of (a) carbohydrate metabolic disorders, (b) diseases relating to carbohydrate metabolic disorders as hypercholesterolemia, (c) weight control via dietary suppression, (d) providing physical stamina, and (e) selectively promoting Bifidus growth in the gut, the inulin polymers in the juice having >than 50% of its polymers in the range of about DP 10 to DP 45, the inulin polymer mixture being in a cold water soluble polymorphic form.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
78 words
An inulin polymer mixture suitable for usage in connection with conditions of (a) carbohydrate metabolic disorders, (b) diseases relating to carbohydrate metabolic disorders as hypercholesterolemia, (c) weight control via dietary suppression, (d) providing physical stamina, and (e) selectively promoting Bifidus growth in the gut, the inulin polymers in the juice having >than 50% of its polymers in the range of about DP 10 to DP 45, the inulin polymer mixture being in a cold water soluble polymorphic form.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
27 words
The inulin juice polymer mixture of claim 23 further characterized by substantial absence of sesquiterpene lactone to avoid dermatological or other types of undesirable reactivity in individuals.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
29 words
The inulin juice polymer mixture of claim 24 being further characterized by a substantial portion of its polymers being in the range of about DP 16 to DP 40.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
20 words
The inulin polymer mixture of claim 24 having a form selected from the group consisting of syrups, powders and tablets.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
49 words
The inulin polymer mixture of claim 26 having a form selected from the group consisting of syrups having from about 25 to 80 percent soluble solids, powders of from about 50 to 200 mesh and tablets containing from about 100 mg to 1000 mg of the inulin polymer mixture.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
27 words
The inulin juice polymer mixture of claim 26 in the form of a powder suitable for being compressed into tablets without the need for a binder component.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
31 words
The inulin juice polymer mixture of claim 23 being a syrup having at least about 70 percent soluble solids in order to maintain its stable polymorphic form having cold water solubility.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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The inulin juice polymer mixture of claim 23 being a solid and having a moisture content of no more than about 10 percent.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
23 words
The inulin juice polymer mixture of claim 23 being formed by concentration of pressed juice from inulin bearing plants of the Compositae family.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
18 words
The inulin juice polymer mixture of claim 31 being formed by concentration of pressed juice from dahlia tubers.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
24 words
The inulin juice polymer mixture of claim 23 being at least about 50 percent within the polymer range of about DP 10 to 45.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
23 words
The inulin polymer mixture of claim 33 being at least about 70 percent within the polydispersity range of about DP 16 to 45.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of treating an individual having at least one of the conditions of diabetes, or hypercholesterolemia, or of aiding an individual in the control of weight via dietary suppression, enhancement of physical stamina, and promotion of growth of Bifidus in the gut, comprising the steps of forming a juice containing an inulin polymer mixture having substantial cold water solubility wherein greater than 50% of its polymers are in the range of about DP 10 to 45, and administering the inulin juice polymer mixture to the individual in an amount of from 100 to about 10,000 mg.
Claim 38
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of treating an individual having at least one of the conditions of diabetes, or hypercholesterolemia, or of aiding an individual in the control of weight via dietary suppression, enhancement of physical stamina, and promotion of growth of Bifidus in the gut, comprising the steps of forming a juice containing an inulin polymer mixture having substantial cold water solubility wherein greater than 50% of its polymers are in the range of about DP 10 to 45, and administering the inulin juice polymer mixture to the individual in an amount of from 100 to about 10,000 mg.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 35 wherein the form of inulin juice polymer mixture is selected from the group consisting of syrups, powders and tablets.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 36 wherein the inulin juice polymer mixture has a form selected from the group consisting of syrups having from about 25 to 80 percent soluble solids, powders of from about 50 to 200 mesh and tablets having amounts of from about 100 mg to 1000 mg.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 32 wherein the inulin juice polymer mixture is a powder suitable for being compressed into tablets without the need for a binder component.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 35 wherein the inulin juice polymer mixture is formed by concentration of pressed juice from inulin bearing plants of the Compositae family.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 35 wherein the inulin polymer mixture is formed by concentration of pressed juice from dahlia tubers.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 35 wherein at least about 50 percent of the inulin polymer mixture is within the polymer range of about DP 10 to 45.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 37 wherein at least about 70 percent of the inulin polymer mixture is within the polydispersity range of about DP 10 to 45.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 35 wherein substantially all sesquiterpene lactone is removed from the inulin polymer mixture.
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