Patent ID: 6569488
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A23L,A23V,C08B

Abstract:
A process for preparing products of inulin comprising:providing a liquid composition containing water and inulin; said inulin containing a high molecular weight inulin fraction and a low molecular weight inulin fraction; said liquid composition containing water in amounts sufficient to prevent the liquid composition from forming a thixotropic gelled phase upon standing without agitation; said high molecular weight inulin fraction comprising at least about 75% by weight of inulin polysaccacharides with molecular weights above about 2288; said low molecular weight inulin fraction comprising at least about 75% by weight of inulin polysaccacharides with molecular weights below about 2288; maintaining said liquid composition containing both said high and said low molecular weight inulin fractions at ambient temperatures and below for a time to and during at least a portion of the settling out of at least some of said high molecular weight inulin fraction; and separating at least some of the remainder of said liquid composition from at least some of said settled out high molecular weight inulin fraction.