Patent ID: 8128977
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: A21D,A23K,A23L,A23P,A23V

Abstract:
1. A reduced digestible carbohydrate food having a modified matrix structure that comprises discrete units of starch granules that comprise available carbohydrate, and a protective food film network that includes a non-digestible protective material, which surrounds the discrete units of starch granules to provide protection of a portion of the available carbohydrate from digestion in the small intestine when the reduced digestible carbohydrate food is eaten, the food made from a dough, the dough comprising a flour, the non-digestible protective material, and an ionic property modifier, wherein the food is a pasta or noodle, the pasta or noodle comprising by weight: a) at least about 75% the flour that contains the discrete units of starch granules, the flour selected from the group consisting of flours of wheat, rye, barley, oat, sorghum, rice, corn, legume, pea, and potato, and mixtures thereof, wherein the flour comprises available carbohydrate; b) at least about 5% and up to about 40% the non-digestible protective material, wherein the non-digestible protective material consists essentially of: c) at least about 1%, and up to about 5% by weight of the non-digestible protective material, at least one ionic property modifier selected from the group consisting of divalent and monovalent chloride and citrate salts; wherein the glycemic index of the reduced digestible carbohydrate food is at least 30% less than the glycemic index of a conventional food made from the flour, excluding any dilution of the reduced digestible carbohydrate food by the non-digestible protective material.