Patent ID: 7015318

Claim:
A method of modifying starch or starch derivatives by branching enzymes while limiting formation of intermolecular complexes, the branching enzymes being extracted from organisms or microorganisms selected from the group consisting of higher plants, yeasts, bacteria and unicellular algae, wherein the following steps are successively performed: the starch or starch derivatives are heated so as to be in partially or completely gelatinized form, thus forming a reaction medium, the reaction medium is cooled within 1 to 15 minutes until the temperature for optimum operation of the branching enzyme is obtained, the branching enzymes are continuously introduced into the reaction medium under conditions which limit the formation of intermolecular complexes; wherein the continuous introduction of the branching enzymes into the reaction medium is carried out under conditions which limit the retrogradation of starch or of starch derivatives and the formation of structured amylose-lipids.