Patent ID: 8574624
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K

Abstract:
1. A composition comprising: a) at least one highly inhibited granular starch filler, wherein said filler swells less than 150% after cooking at 95-100° C. for 30 minutes; b) at least one matrix starch selected from the group consisting of native starch and modified starch, wherein modified starch is modified physically, chemically and/or by hydrolysis, and wherein starches modified chemically are selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkylated starches and succinated starches, and starches modified physically are modified by a method selected from extrusion, spray-drying, drum-drying, agglomeration, pregelatinization and mixtures thereof, wherein the matrix starch comprises from about 40 to about 95 weight percent of the total dry composition; and c) at least one plasticizer; wherein said composition is a film having a thickness of about 0.50 mm to about 0.65 mm, has a transparency greater than 70%.