Patent ID: 6613373
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A21D,A23G,A23L,C08B

Abstract:
A food product comprising a gelatinized, starch-based bulking agent, said bulking agent comprising at least 30% by weight of an amylase-resistant starch having a melting point with an endothermic peak temperature of at least about 140Â° C. as determined by modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC), the melting enthalpy of said starch-based bulking agent being from about 0.5 to about 4 Joules/g at a temperature of from about 130Â° C. to about 160Â° C., said enthalpy being determined by MDSC, and the water-holding capacity of said starch-based bulking agent being less than 3 grams water per gram of said starch-based bulking agent.