Patent ID: 6664381
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: A23L,C08B

Abstract:
A process for producing a non-derivatized polygalactomannan guarseed flour, having a viscosity of 45 to 10,000 mPaÂ·s as a 1% aqueous solution, a content of proteins and acid non-hydrolyzable substances of 0.8 to 0.9%, and a transparency of at least 70% when measured as a 0.5% aqueous solution at a wavelength of 500 nm, said process consisting essentially of the steps of:(a) treating guar splits with an acid; (b) washing said acid-treated splits one or more times with water and/or neutralizing said acid-treated splits with a first aqueous alkaline solution; (c) treating said splits with a second aqueous alkaline solution; (d) washing said splits with water; and (e) dehydrating said splits with an aqueous alcohol solution.