Patent ID: 7186433
Filing Date: 2007-03-06
Classification: A23L,A23V

Abstract:
1. A process for producing a fiber-enriched drink, comprising adding to an acidic drink 10 to 90 g on a dry basis per liter of drink of branched maltodextrins as indigestible fiber supplying product, said maltodextrins having between 15 and 35% of 1–6 glucoside linkages, a reducing sugar content of between 2 and 5%, a polymolecularity index of less than 5 and a number-average molecular mass Mn of between 2000 and 3000 g/mol, and an insoluble fiber level greater than 50% on a dry matter basis, whereby the viscosity in the mouth is preserved and whereby the fiber-supplying product content incorporated remains essentially constant during storage and manufacturing, and whereby a reduction of at least 30% of the standard calorific value of a drink containing sugars is obtained, wherein said maltodextrins are added in an amount such that said fiber-enriched drink is stable for at least three months after preparation of said drink.