Patent ID: 6107348
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: A23G,A23L,A61K,A61Q,C12N,C12P,C12R,C12Y,C13K,Y10S

Abstract:
A saccharide composition comprising hydrogenated dextrin or non-hydrogenated dextrin having a degree of glucose polymerization of 8 or more and at least about 30 w/w % of a member selected from the group consisting of (i) maltohexaose and maltoheptaose, (ii) maltohexaitol and maltoheptaitol, and (iii) mixtures thereof, wherein the proportion of said maltohexaose to maltoheptaose, and the proportion of maltohexaitol to maltoheptaitol is at least about 1.2, and the amount of maltoheptaose or maltoheptaitol is at least 16.1 w/w %, and the proportion of hydrogenated dextrin or non-hydrogenated dextrin having a degree of glucose polymerization of five or lower to (i) said maltohexaose and said maltoheptaose, (ii) said maltohexaitol and said maltoheptaitol, or (iii) mixtures of (i) and (ii) is not more than about 0.91.