Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080274252 | Pullulan film containing sweetener - An edible film comprises a major amount of pullulan and at least one sweetener in an amount of at least about 10% by weight on a dry solids basis. The sweetener can be, for example, a high intensity sweetener such as sucralose, aspartame, acesulfame K, brazzein, and combinations of two or more thereof. The edible film can be used in a sweetener dispenser that comprises a container and a plurality of film strips. The container has an inner compartment and an aperture that is adapted to be opened. The plurality of film strips are located in the inner compartment. Individual film strips can be removed from the container through the aperture. | 11-06-2008 |
20080292766 | Edible Composition Comprising a Slowly Digestible or Digestion Resistant Oligosaccharide Composition - An edible composition comprises (1) a starch-derived soluble fiber composition that comprises oligosaccharides that are digestion resistant, oligosaccharides that are slowly digestible, or a combination thereof, and (2) at least one material selected from fructose, sorbitol, pullulan, a non-nutritive high-intensity sweetener, and combinations of any two or more thereof. | 11-27-2008 |
20090238925 | Starch and Amphiphilic Surfactant or Particulate Emulsion for Paper Coating Applications - A composition suitable for coating a paper product can comprise starch and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of (a) an amphiphilic surfactant and (b) a particulate emulsion; wherein the weight ratio of surfactant to starch is from about 0.005:1 to about 0.25:1 and the weight ratio of the particulate emulsion to starch is from about 0.005:1 to about 0.429:1. | 09-24-2009 |
20090286907 | Fumaric Acid/Diol Polyesters and Their Manufacture and Use - We disclose a composition containing a polyester comprising about 1 mole part diol units and from about 0.98 mole parts fumaric acid units to about 1.01 mole parts fumaric acid units. In one embodiment, the diol units are 1,3-propanediol units or 1,2-propanediol units. In one embodiment, the polyester is blended with polylactide. In another embodiment, the composition is in a form selected from the group consisting of a plate, a tray, a bowl, a cup, a bowl lid, a cup lid, a fork, a spoon, a knife, a jewel case, and a packaging article. We also disclose a method of manufacturing the composition. The method includes combining about 1 mole part diol, from about 0.98 mole parts fumaric acid to about 1.01 mole parts fumaric acid, and from about 0.0002 mole parts to about 0.0020 mole parts of a polyesterfication catalyst, to yield a combination of diol and fumaric acid; maintaining the combination of diol and fumaric acid under an inert atmosphere at a temperature from about 130° C. to about 190° C. for at least about 2 hr, to yield a molten combination; maintaining the molten combination under vacuum at a temperature from about 130° C. to about 190° C. for at least about 6 hr, to yield a molten polyester; and cooling the molten polyester, to yield the polyester. | 11-19-2009 |
20100021751 | Poly(Lactic Acid)-Containing Compositions for Use in Imparting Oil, Grease, or Water Resistance to Paper - Herein disclosed is a composition containing from about 5 weight parts to about 50 weight parts of a branched polylactic acid; from about 50 weight parts to about 95 weight parts of water; and from about 0.1 weight parts to about 1 weight part of a first surfactant. The composition can be coated onto a substrate containing paper or paperboard and having a first surface and a second surface, to form a paper product having oil, grease, and moisture resistance. | 01-28-2010 |
20100047432 | Process for Producing Saccharide Oligomers - A process for preparing saccharide oligomers uses an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight. The feed composition is heated to a temperature of at least about 40° C., and is contacted with at least one catalyst that accelerates the rate of cleavage or formation of glucosyl bonds, such as enzyme or acid, for a time sufficient to cause formation of non-linear saccharide oligomers. A product composition is produced that contains a higher concentration of non-linear saccharide oligomers than linear saccharide oligomers. | 02-25-2010 |
20100068350 | Pullulan Films and Their Use in Edible Packaging - An edible article comprises a food product and a film that encloses the food product. In one embodiment, the film comprises a major amount of pullulan on a dry solids basis, and a minor amount of at least two of glycerol, propylene glycol, sorbitol, and polyethylene glycol. In another embodiment, the film comprises a major amount of pullulan on a dry solids basis, gelatin, and at least two of glycerol, propylene glycol, sorbitol, and polyethylene glycol, and can also comprise salt. In another embodiment, the film comprises a first layer comprising a major amount of at least one food grade wax, a second layer comprising a major amount of pullulan and further comprising at least one plasticizer, and a third layer comprising at least one surfactant that is substantially immiscible with aqueous pullulan compositions but which adheres to pullulan surfaces, wherein the at least one surfactant is at least partially crystalline. In another embodiment, the film comprises a major amount of pullulan on a dry solids basis, at least one salt (and in some cases at least two salts), and at least one plasticizer. In another embodiment, the film comprises an edible film adhered to a peelable, flexible substrate, wherein the edible film comprises a major amount of pullulan on a dry solids basis and at least one plasticizer. The edible article can be manufactured by preparing a film-forming composition as described above, forming the film-forming composition into a film, and enclosing a food product with the film. | 03-18-2010 |
20130216693 | FIBER-CONTAINING CARBOHYDRATE COMPOSITION - A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C., and contacting the feed composition with at least one catalyst that accelerates the rate of cleavage or formation of glucosyl bonds for a time sufficient to cause formation of non-linear saccharide oligomers, wherein a product composition is produced that contains a higher concentration of non-linear saccharide oligomers than linear saccharide oligomers. | 08-22-2013 |