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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7481890 | Corn oil and dextrose extraction apparatus and method Method and apparatus for processing corn into one or more corn products including dextrose. In a preferred process, corn is processed and treated with solvent(s) to extract oil. The oil can be subsequently recovered using membrane technology. Zein may also be produc... | 01/27/2009 |
| 6844022 | Process for producing themochemically modified starch The present invention is in the technical field of physicochemical starch modification and relates to a process for producing thermochemically modified starch, the thin-boiling starches which are obtainable by the inventive process and thermally reversible gel-formi... | 01/18/2005 |
| 5948170 | Sweetening agent, process for its production, and its use The invention relates to a substantially dry fine product comprising fructose, glucose, a sugar alcohol or mixture containing them, prepared by grinding the fructose, glucose, sugar alcohol or mixture containing them substantially autogenously in a counte... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5518710 | Methods for extracting cereal ଲ-glucans Simple and efficient methods for extracting high levels of ଲ-glucans from cereal sources are disclosed. The method employs a strong base, such as sodium hydroxide as an initial solvent. If desired, the extract can be further purified to render a &#x... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5424418 | Low-calorie soluble glucose polymer and process for preparing this polymer The invention relates to a soluble glucose polymer predominantly composed of 1-6 bonds, having a content of reducing sugars of less than 0.5%, as well as a content of products of mollecular weight less than or equal to 182 g, of less than 1%. The inventio... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5395640 | Method of preparing reduced fat foods A method of preparing reduced fat foods is provided which employs a fragmented, debranched amylopectin starch precipitate. A debranched amylopectin starch is precipitated and then fragmented to form an aqueous dispersion that is useful in replacing fat in... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5387426 | Method of preparing reduced fat foods A method of preparing reduced fat foods is provided which employs a retrograded, hydrolyzed, heat-treated, and fragmented, amylose starch. Amylose is precipitated and hydrolyzed with acid or -amylase, solubles are removed by a heat treatment and th... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5089171 | Partially debranched starch clouds This invention provides a process for preparing a stable, opaque cloud in a fluid which employs partially debranched starch. This starch is prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis of the alpha-1,6-D-glucosidic bonds of the starch to form a composition comprising... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4971723 | Partially debranched starches and enzymatic process for preparing the starches This invention provides partially debranched starch, prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis of the alpha-1,6-D-glucosidic bonds of the starch, comprising amylopectin, partially debranched amylopectin and up to 80%, by weight, short chain amylose. This invention... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4900716 | Process for producing a compound oxide type superconducting material The invention is an after-treatment of a compound oxide type superconducting material by oxygen plasma to improve the superconducting property of the material. The treatment by oxygen plasma is performed while the material is heated at 500° to 1,000° C.... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4789738 | Starch of wxfl1 genotype and products produced therefrom A substantially pure starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having a waxy floury-1 genotype is disclosed. Maize is the preferred plant. The starch exhibits properties similar to chemically modified starches. A sol and foodstuff containing the starch... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4774328 | Starch of the duh genotype and products produced therefrom A substantially pure starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having a dull horny genotype is disclosed. Maize is the preferred plant. The starch exhibits thin-thick properties similar to chemically modified starches. A sol and foodstuff containing th... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4767849 | Starch of the wxsh1 genotype and products produced therefrom A substantially pure starch extracted from a starch bearing plant having a waxy shrunken-1 genotype is disclosed. Maize is the preferred plant. The sols produced for such starch exhibits superior freeze-thaw stability compared to sols made from chemically... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4699670 | Low D.E. starch hydrolyzates Low D.E. starch hydrolyzates which can be readily filtered are obtained from non-waxy starches by treatment with bacterial alpha-amylase for an extended period at a temperature above about 95° C.... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4613377 | Production of fructose syrup Novel, highly useful, sweet fructose-containing syrups also containing fructooligosaccharides are provided herein by the partial or substantially complete hydrolysis of inulin. The process includes first providing an aqueous solution containing inulin fro... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4549909 | Dextrinized waxy starch of excellent clarity and luster in aqueous solution and process of manufacture The present invention relates to a process and the product resulting from pretreating corn starch with calcium or sodium hypochlorite in a controlled manner wherein the starch in aqueous slurry at about 90° to about 115° F. is contacted with from about ... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4477480 | Method of preparing a clean flavored cereal starch A method of modifying cereal starches to produce a clean, odor-free and without off-taste starch that does not develop objectional characteristics during storage. The modification process comprises an alkali treatment of the starch.... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4154623 | Method of preparing refined starch hydrolysates from starch-containing cereals A process of preparing a starch hydrolysate from wheat, barley or rye comprising the steps of contacting kernels of wheat, barley or rye with an aqueous solution to hydrate and soften the kernels, gently wet-milling the hydrated and softened kernels, sepa... | 05/15/1979 |
