ZA200101586B - Novel inulin fractions, process for preparing same, and food products containing said inulin fractions. - Google Patents
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BR WO 00711967 PCT/US99/19422
NOVEL INULIN FRACTIONS, PROCESS FOR
PREPARING SAME, AND FOGD PRODUCTS
CONTAINING SAID INULIN FRACTIONS
This application claims priority to co-pending provisional applications
Serial No. 60/098,195 filed August 27, 1998, and Serial No. 60/104.091, filed
October 13, 1998, which are incorporated herein by reference.
This invention relates to products containing inulin having novel molecular weight ranges, processes for making such products, and food products containing such inulin products.
Inulin, which has been extracted from plants for nearly 100 years with difficulty, belongs to the polysaccharide family of compounds. Inulin is composed of a mixture of polysaccharides having various molecular weights or degrees of polymerization (DP). In general, inulin consists of fructose units with R 1-2 bonds and end in a glucose unit. The addition or subtraction of fructose units affects inulin's molecular weight or degree of polymerization (DP). Typical inulin properties are set forth in Table 1 below.
Table 1
Typical inulin Properties
Properties Assay
Description After drying a fine white powder
Taste Bland, with slight sweetness
Carbohydrate content on dry solids >99.5% basis (ds)
Ash (sulfated) on ds <0.2%
Heavy metals (as Pb) on ds <0.5 mg/kg
Caloric content on ds <1 kcal/g
Inulin is the main carbohydrate in a variety of plants. Table 2 lists common inulin sources and the inulin concentrations therein.
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Table 2
Common Sources of Inulin
Source Inulin %
Artichoke 2-6
Asparagus Root 10-15
Banana 0.3
Chicory Root 15-20
Dahlia Tuber 15-20
Dandelion 15-20
Edible Burdock (root) 16
Garlic 15-25
Jerusalem Artichoke 15-20
Leak 10-15
Onion 2-6
Rye 0.7
Salsify 15-20
Wheat 0.4
Yacon 15-20
Chicory continues to be grown extensively throughout Europe, and its many varieties are harvested and processed into an assortment of products from salad greens and cattle feed to fructose and recently to inulin. Because of its ease of cultivation and harvesting, chicory has become the principal source of inulin today.
As inulin comes from the field in the chicory plant, its molecular weight depends on many factors such as time of planting, time of harvest, amount of stress, variety type, amount of time which elapsed between harvest and processing, amount of damage at harvest and other factors.
Today, inulin is approved for use as a food additive by the governments of nine European countries (Belgium, Denmark, France,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland) and
Japan, and its applications are varied.
Despite the approval of inulin as a food additive in many countries, the use of inulin has been limited, because, among other things, of the limited solubility and/or miscibility of inulin in water at ambient temperature, for example, at temperatures from about 10°C to about 25°C.
One publication reports the solubility in water of inulin derived from chicory roots to be less than about 3% (% weight/volume) at 30°C, and less
J WO 00/11967 PCT/US99/19422 than about 5% (% weight/volume) at 40°C. See E. Berghofer et al., PILOT-
SCALE PRODUCTION OF INULIN FROM CHICORY ROOTS AND ITs Use IN
FoopsTuFFs, CROPS, Elsevier Science Publishers, B.V., A. Fuchs, Editor, 1993 (pp. 77-84).
Caloric concerns have long played a significant role in the food choice of the U.S. public, and low calorie foods have been popular for years. Foods of this category have been dominated by those products where fructose and sucrose have been replaced by an artificial sweetener which can add sweetness without the caloric impact. In particular, the success of the artificial sweeteners such as saccharin, aspartame and more recently sucralose, should be noted.
Most artificial sweeteners, such as saccharin and aspartame, have 180 to 300 times the sweetness of an equivalent dose of sucrose. Sucralose is a sweetener 600 times sweeter than sugar. Therefore, food processors will obviously use a much lower volume of these artificial sweeteners in their low calorie foods than the volume of sugar which they replace. With dry goods (such as baked products), food processors are forced to “back fill” the volume of the removed sugar which the artificial sweeteners do not replace. This back fill product is referred to as a “bulking agent.” Bulking agents are found in a variety of products, including chewing gums, confectioneries, baking mixes, meat products, and packets containing the artificial sweetener in amounts equivalent of one or more teaspoons of sugar. The optimal bulking agents should bring the physical and chemical characteristics of sugar back to the food without adding back calories or contributing significantly to product cost.
Bulking agents are evaluated against the following criteria: 1. Significantly fewer calories than sucrose, glucose or fructose. 2. Physical and chemical properties that match those of sucrose in all food applications 3. Mouthfeel comparable to sugar. 4. Freedom from adhesion to lips and tongue.
) 5. Freedom from toothpack (freedom from packing into crowns of teeth). 6. Preferrably, demonstrate existence of secondary health benefits 7 No negative side effects and completely safe at reasonable levels of consumption 8. In the dry product, freedom from caking and clumping. 9. In the wet product no setting out or fractionation upon standing.
More specifically, in order to effectively replace sucrose and fructose and their organoleptic qualities, potential bulking agents must display the following characteristics:
Safe
Stable
Low calorie
Minimal gastrointestinal side effects
Low cost
No off-flavors
High solubility
Low viscosity
Crystalline
Ability to brown
Protein/Starch interactions similar to sucrose
A major obstacle to the use of inulin as a bulking agent in foodstuffs despite its many advantages is its rather low solubility in water at ambient temperatures.
Another major obstacle to the use of inulin as a bulking agent is the presence of various amounts of glucose and fructose, which are naturally contained therein, and which have made inulin difficult to dry and difficult to handle and store. In the drying of inulin, the presence of glucose and fructose, which are hygroscopic, interferes with the drying process, unless there is a large proportion of high molecular weight inulin which dries more readily than the lower molecular weight inulin compounds. Even after drying,
the hygroscopicity of glucose and fructose tends to reintroduce moisture into the product. in the case of dry inulin products, the hygroscopic activity of glucose and fructose tends to cause undesirable caking and clumping. Due to the 5 caking and clumping the dry inulin products containing glucose and fructose are difficult to handle, store, and blend.
In addition, most inulin products used as bulking agents with artificial sweeteners heretofore have contained significant amounts of fructose and glucose and also contained high molecular weight inulin compounds, for example, molecular weights above 2288. When such inulin products are taken by mouth, there is a formation of sticky, hard substance in the mouth caused by the insolubility of such high molecular weight inulin in the saliva at body temperatures. This sticky substance may adhere to the lips and tongue, and may pack on the crowns of the consumer's teeth. In some cases, the sticky substance forms a crusty insoluble mass in the mouth which must be chewed in order to break up.
In the case of liquid inulin products, there is tendency for higher molecular weight inulin fractions to "settle out," or fractionate, upon standing which has made it difficult to provide a satisfactory liquid product.
Inulin comprises polysaccharides, fragile polymers, which are difficult to extract by classical prior methods. European Patent 787 745 illustrates one method for extraction of inulin from Jerusalem artichokes using the classical sugarbeet extraction, and then clarifying the inulin rich extraction liquid by ultrafiltration. Silver U.S. Patent No. 5,456,893 discloses a process and apparatus for extracting inulin in a manner which does not degrade the inulin or allow the inulin to be broken down.
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to design novel fractions of inulin which have improved properties for use in foodstuffs, in particular, improved solubility at ambient temperatures.
It is a further object of the invention to provide novel factions of inulin characterized by reduced hygroscopicity.
It is another object of the invention to design fractions of inulin that can be used as bulking agents without a tendency to cake and clump.
It is still another object of the invention to design fractions of inulin that can be used as bulking agents without formation of undesirable sticky substances in the mouth.
It is still another object of the invention to design fractions of inulin that can be used as bulking agents that can be mixed with water without formation of sticky clumps or lumps.
It is another object of the invention to design water base products containing inulin which have a reduced tendency to fractionate or settle out upon standing.
It is yet another object of the invention to provide novel processes for separating inulin into desirable fractions that have improved water solubility and/or water miscibility at ambient temperatures.
Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description and accompanying drawing.
Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings contain a flow diagram illustrating the preferred process of the invention.
In accordance with the objects of the invention, it has been discovered that novel fractions of inulin containing at least two, preferably at least three, desirably at least four, different polysaccharides each with differing molecular weights in the range of about 2288 and below, and in which said fractions have less than 25% by weight of polysaccharides with molecular weights above 2288, exhibit improved water solubility and/or water miscibility. Inulin portions having molecular weights in the range from about 340 to about 2288 preferably in the range from about 480 to about 2288, have unexpected benefits especially when such fractions are used as a bulking agent, such as a bulking agent in combination with at least one artificial sweetener.
The novel inulin fractions of the invention preferably contain less than about 25 percent, desirably less than about 20 percent, and most desirably below about 15 percent by weight of inulin compounds having molecular weights above 2288. (Unless otherwise indicated, all percentages as used herein are on a dry weight basis.) The foregoing novel inulin fractions have improved water solubility and/or water miscibility at ambient temperatures, for example, temperatures from about 10°C to about 25°C.
The novel inulin fractions of the invention can be prepared from one or more of the many sources of inulin; for example, chicory root, Jerusalem artichoke, dahlia tubers and the like (see Table 2 above). Although the following description will describe preparation of fractions derived from chicory root, it is understood that the process of the invention is applicable as well to other plants containing inulin.
Referring to Figure 1 of the drawings, the chicory roots are first cleaned at 10 and then subdivided at 11. The subdividing reduces the chicory to pieces preferably no thinner than about 0.24 centimeters thick. Various pieces of various apparatus may be used for chopping or cutting the chicory, as is well known in the art.
After subdividing, the chicory is introduced into an extractor, as shown at 12, preferably an extractor of the type shown in Silver U.S. Patent No. 5,456,893. Other extraction systems may be used, for example, extraction by pressing.
After extraction, the inulin rich extraction liquid (water, or water base liquid) is collected in a surge tank 19 and continuously pumped to a clarifying type centrifugal 20 where particles, suspended soils, and solids are separated out as a waste or animal feed by-product.
The inulin enriched extraction liquid is then delivered to a pasteurization feed tank and system, and pasteurized at 21. The purpose of the pasteurization is to kill any bacteria present and to denature the enzymes in order to stop any further enzymatic activity. In the process of the present invention, it is preferable to heat the extraction to temperatures and pressures sufficiently high to coagulate the proteins so that they may be separated from the inulin by filtration or centrifugation. Any suitable pasteurization steps which accomplish the foregoing purposes are satisfactory, for example,
S heating to about 107°C for five to nine minutes at elevated pressure, such as 103.4 cm of Hg.
The pasteurized inulin is preferably cooled immediately after pasteurization, as shown in 22, in order to minimize the thermal breakdown of inulin and thereby to increase the yield.
After pasteurization, the inulin rich liquid is clarified to remove coagulated proteins, as shown at 23. Any suitable clarifier, filter, or centrifugal separator may be used although it is preferred to use a centrifugal separator in order to maximize the yield of inulin. The cooked protein and suspended solids, as shown at 24, are removed from the inulin stream as a by-product.
With the removal of most of the coagulated proteins at 23, the inulin rich liquid is next cold pasteurized 25 for the removal of spores and any bacteria not killed in the hot pasteurization process. A 1000 angstrom ultrafiltration filter is preferred for this purpose. The retentate, in part, should be circulated back through a filter, or the centrifugal separator 23, in order to remove materials over 1000 angstrom in size from the retentate of 25.
The permeate of the cold pasteurization process 25 is sent, in turns, to tank 30a, tank 30b, etc, or to centrifugal separators. Here the inulin rich liquid is separated into fractions, each containing inulin of predominately different molecular weights. in accordance with the present invention, the inulin compounds are separated into two fractions, one with molecular weights up to and including 2288 and those inulin compounds having molecular weights above 2288. Referring to 30a and 30b, the separations may be performed by settling tanks.
The inulin rich water extraction medium is introduced into a first settling tank at 30a and held at temperatures preferably between about 0°C to about 7°C and most preferably between about 0°C and 1°C, for a period of time to allow the higher molecular weight inulin to settle out, usually at least about 5 hours, preferably at least about 10 hours, and desirable at least about 20 hours, ordinarily, usually about 24-48 hours. The liquid medium is decanted from the first settling tank 30a into another tank, 31.
The liquid medium decanted from first tank 30a is inulin rich water containing at least about 75%, preferably at least about 80% by weight of polysaccharides with molecular weights of 2288 and below.
One of the discoveries of this invention is that inulin rich water can be separated into two fractions: one, Fraction A, containing at least about 75% by weight polysaccharides with molecular weights of about 2288 and below; and a second, Fraction M, of inulin with molecular weights of about 2450 and above.
It is another discovery of this present invention that Fraction A has highly desirable properties for food and for food blending as a bulking agent.
Fraction A can be processed and refined as detailed hereafter.
The precipitate Fraction M, in the first settling tank 30a is first washed and then removed as a by-product. The washings containing the lower molecular weight polysaccharides are also introduced into tank 31.
Since the settling tanks require standing of the inulin for at least 5 hours, preferably several such settling tanks are used as described above to perform identical functions in order to economize the settling time and increase production. As illustrated 30b is another tank in parallel with 30a for performing the identical function. Other tanks (30c, 30d, etc., not shown), may be used in parallel with tanks 30a and 30b.
Although the separation herein described above is performed in settling tanks, it is also contemplated that separation be performed by centrifuges.
In the process of centrifugal separation, the inulin is much more quickly concentrated by high gravity forces 1500 to 15,000 times greater than the settling gravity of tanks 30a and 30b. Centrifugation thus has the benefit of shortening the process time and decreasing the opportunity for bacterial infection.
Furthermore, cooling centrifugals have been developed in which temperatures of the inulin rich water is controlled as Fraction A and Fraction
M form in the centrifuge.
Fraction A can then be treated to remove the bitter taste of chicory from the inulin enriched water. An activated carbon treatment as shown in 32 works satisfactorily for this purpose. However, any technique can be used to remove the bitter flavor which does not destroy substantial amounts of the fragile polysaccharides.
From tank 31, the inulin enriched supernatant water is introduced into the carbon columns 32 where color and the bitter flavor that is in the chicory is removed. Then the supernatant may be passed through ion exchange columns 34. In the ion exchange columns, various trace elements are removed such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium and iron. This step is optional as it may be desirable to retain the minerals in the final product.
In between the carbon columns 32 and the ion exchange columns 34, a filter 33 is located to filter out any carbon fines that might be carried in the stream of inulin enriched supernatant and which would contaminate the resins of the ion exchange columns. A 5 micron mesh was found to be satisfactory for this filter although other sizes might be suitable. From these columns, the now purified inulin enriched supernatant comes out as a clear, translucent liquid at a concentration between 5 percent to 15 percent solids and is then introduced to tank 35 (see bottom — Figure 1, and top - Figure 2).
Referring to Figure 2, from tank 35, the inulin enriched supernatant is pumped to tank #1, 41, to the full mark. Then nanofilter #1, 42, is put into operation.
From tank 41. the material goes through nanofilter No. 1, 42. This filter uses a membrane manufactured to remove the fructose and glucose from the inulin and makes the first separation of an inulin product whose molecular weight ranges predominantly from 340 up to and including 2288 molecular weight. The concentrate from this filter is fed to a concentrator 43 where it is
7 WO 00711567 PCT/US99/19422 concentrated to a consistency satisfactory to be fed to a dryer 44 where it can be dried into an inulin fraction substantially free of fructose and glucose (and other monosaccharides). Then the dried inulin is stored in dry inulin bin 45.
Preferably, the inulin fractions of the invention contain less than about 0.75%, and desirably less than about 0.5% by weight of monosaccharides. The monosaccharides are hygroscopic and tend to cause the inulin fraction to cake and lump, and reduction of the amounts of monosaccharides reduces the undesirable property.
An alternate production stream may bypass the dryer 44 and goto a second concentrator 46 where it is concentrated to the desired solids to liquid ratio and then stored in liquid inulin tank 47.
A second stream coming from tank No. 2, 51, can be treated by being pumped to nanofilter No. 2. 52. In this filter, membranes are provided which remove the sucrose as well as the fructose and glucose and a concentrate is provided whose molecular weight ranges from 480 on up to and including 2288. The concentrate from this filter is fed to a concentrator 53 where it is concentrated to a consistency satisfactory to be fed to a dryer 54 where it can be dried into an inulin fraction substantially fee of fructose, glucose, and sucrose. The product is stored in dry inulin bin 55. An alternate production stream may bypass the dryer 54 and go to concentrator 56 where it is concentrated to the desired solids to liquid ratio and then stored in liquid tank 57 or bottled. The dry or liquid product comes out with inulin having molecular weight predominantly between 480 up to and including 2288.
Another fraction of inulin can be taken from the tank 31 and sent through the carbon columns 32 and ion exchange 34 through tank 41 directly to concentrator 46 that will concentrate it up to the desired solids to liquids ratio to produce a finished liquid inulin that has molecular weight up to and including 2288. Each of these products of inulin can be used for specific services in food and food blending. in place of the settling tanks centrifugals can be used to separate the high molecular weight inulin that is above the 2288 molecular weight from the inulin at or below a molecular weight of 2288. Depending on the concentration and the number of Gs applied there can be different fractions of inulin separated. This provides great flexibility in the ranges of molecular weight in most products.
Briefly, a preferred process of the invention can be best illustrated by the following Examples.
EXAMPLE 1
A. EXTRACTION
Chicory tubers were cleaned, cutin a Putsch Slicer to sizes no thinner than about 0.24 centimeters thick, and then introduced into a slope diffuser of the type shown in Figures 2 and 3 of U.S. Patent No. 5,456,893.
Well water was used as the liquid extraction medium in the slope diffuser at a pH from 5.5 to 7.0. In the slope diffuser the water was heated to temperatures from 70°C - 80°C at ambient pressures. The sliced chicory solids were introduced into the lower end of the slope diffuser and moved countercurrent to the flow of the heated water for extraction of inulin from the chicory. The dwell time of the chicory solids in the slope diffuser of U.S. Patent No. 5,456,893 was from about 20 minutes to one (1) hour.
B. PASTEURIZATION AND CLARIFICATION
The inulin rich extraction water from the slope diffuser was collected in a vessel and then pumped to a pusher type clarifying centrifugal rotating at 3600 RPM. Suspended solid particles and pulp were removed in the centrifugal. The clarified inulin rich extraction water then flowed by gravity from the centrifugal to the pasteurizing tank, a steam jacketed round tank. In this tank the clarified (pulp free) inulin rich extraction water was heated by 6.8 kg exhaust steam to between 91°— 93°C for about 15 minutes at ambient pressures, in order to kill the bacteria, coagulate the protein particles present, and to denature the enzymes. From the pasteurizing tank inulin rich water was pumped to a feed tank for feeding a filter to separate the coagulated proteins, insoluble particles, and bacteria from the inulin rich water.
The pasteurized inulin rich water was passed through 1000 angstrom ceramic fitters ina U.S. Filter Membralox unit.
This filtration removed bacteria and essentially all insoluble particles over 1000 angstrom size from the permeate. The filtered inulin rich water permeate was collected in a tank for further processing.
About two thirds of the concentrate in the Membralox filter circulated in the filter with about one third by volume bled off to the clarifying centrifugal which was placed ahead of the pasteurizer. In this manner, the solids content of the concentrate in the membralox filter was maintained at a reasonably low value and minimized plugging of the
Membralox's filter elements.
C. SEPARATION OF INULIN INTO DIFFERENT
MOLECULAR WEIGHT FRACTIONS
After cold pasteurization through a 1000 angstrom sized filter, the inulin juice is directed to a cooled holding column and cooled to a range of 1°C to 5°C.
The inulin rich water extraction medium was separated into two fractions each containing inulin of predominantly different molecular weights. in the holding column the cooled heavier molecular weight inulin drops out of solution into what appears to be in a colloidal form, which settles to the bottom of the column. The higher the RdS (refractometer dry substance) of the mother solution, the more rapidly the heavier molecular weight inulin forms into an appearance of a colloidal state. Also, more rapid cooling accelerates the formation of the heavier molecular weight inulin into what appears to be the colloidal state of suspended inulin.
With time (approximately twenty-four hours) and quiescent conditions (and with a solids content of at least about 5%, preferably at least about 10% (w/v), and desirably at least about 15% (wiv) (percent refers to grams of inulin per 100 milliliters of water), the suspended inulin settles to the bottom of the holding column. The supernatant liquid which is left may then be siphoned off the top, put through a carbon filter, concentrated and bottled, canned, or frozen as a bulking agent (i.e. a sucrose replacer) syrup, or further processed for drying.
The remaining colloidal-appearing inulin may then be pumped to a “washing column’ or washed in place in the holding column with distilled, deionized, or ozonated water. In its simplest form, wash water is introduced in the bottom of the holding column through equally spaced non-clogging water distributors. The water has sufficient head behind it to feed the water up through the distributors evenly over the cross section of the holding and/or washing column. Because of the head of water behind it and because of the lower density of the introduced wash water, the wash water will rise uniformly up the column of precipitated inulin and wash the sugars and lighter molecular weight inulin towards the upper section of the holding column. The heavier molecular weight inulin will slowly sink toward the bottom of the column because of its greater weight, thus tending to segregate the inulin by molecular weight as the sinking heavier molecular weight inulin pushes the lower molecular weight inulin upward.
After one washing in a 1.8 meter wash column of 46 cm (7.6 liters) of precipitated inulin with 7.6 liters of deionized water,
4 WO 00/11967 PCT/US99/19422 the results are as shown in Table 3. The water used for washing was at about 21°C. The column was left to stand for thirty hours at about 7°C.
TABLE 3 3) First Washing of Precipitated Inulin
Sample
Product Name Fraction | Fraction Fraction
Wit. Wt. Mol. Wt. {| Mol. Wt. Above
Mol, Wt.
Wen A sow : IZo7% | 004% | 474% |[4048% | 49.55% (all percentages are on a dry weight basis)
To increase the segregation of the inulin by molecular weight, second, third and even fourth washings may be used along with longer times allowed for segregation, lower temperatures of wash water (down to0.6°C), taller washing columns, and lower temperatures (down to2°C) of materials residing in the washing column between washings. After each washing, the supernatant which may contain some color materials (but desirably not the colloidal inulin) is siphoned off, run through a carbon column if desired for decolorization, concentrated if desired and packaged as a syrup for inulin's application as a bulking agent.
In the washing of the apparent colloidal inulin, as long as the apparent washing water is kept between 2°C to 7°C and the wash column between 2°C to 7°C, very little of the apparent colloidal inulin is redissolved. There is a direct correlation between the solubility of colloidal inulin and temperature of the liquid surrounding it. There is also a reverse correlation between the concentration of inulin in the surrounding liquid and the solubility in it of the heavier molecular weight inulin. If the volume of washing water is limited to less than one volume per one volume of inulin colloid and temperatures throughout the
PCT/US99/19422 Ll process kept low, little colloidal inulin is redissolved. If sufficient time is given, the washing water forms a transparent and sometimes dark supernatant above a clear-cut line below which is apparently an opaque white inulin colloid.
The supernatant is siphoned off after its clear formation following each washing and processed, as required for color removal through the carbon column, and concentrated (by reverse osmosis or vacuum evaporation).
The precipitated suspended inulin is left in the column to concentrate as heavier molecular weight inulin settles to the bottom. This inulin may be siphoned out. drained out, or scooped out of the column depending on the consistency of the settled inulin.
In order to more clearly separate the heavier molecular weight inulin from the fructose and glucose, in the supernatant, the supernatant is run through a filter preferably a Synder (brand) special ultra filter membrane mounted in a U.S. Filter housing. An example, sample C of the concentrate is shown in
Table 4. Sample D shows how the separation would be with the projected filter membrane.
TABLE 4
Molecular Weight Characteristics of a Final Inulin Product
Fructose/
Glucose | Li : ght Wt. Heavy Wt.
Sucro
Product Name Sample ID Fraction ©r0S€ | Fraction Fraction 180 340 340-2288 | 480- 2450 and
Mol. Wt. | Mal. Wt. Mol. Wt. | 2288 Above
Mol. Wt. Mol. Wt. inutin Bulking C 0.76% Light 86.34% i 12.83%
Agent Weight
Fraction
D 0.76% 0.14% 86.20% : 12.83% (all percentages are on a dry weight basis)
Optionally, the concentrate may be passed through a chromatographic separation column for removal of much of the disaccharides.
EXAMPLE 2
The extraction is performed the same as in Example 1.
The separation into different molecular weights also is performed as in Example 1, except that instead of decanting the supernatent liquid from the settling tanks, the precipitate and supernatent liquid while cooled are introduced into a centrifugal, preferably cooled in the range from about 0°C to about 7°C.
The centrifuge is operated to separate the precipitate from the supernatent liquid. Otherwise, the steps of Example 2 follow the steps of Example 1.
The novel fractions of the inulin of the invention have improved } 15 solubility in water at ambient temperatures. The inulin fractions of the d invention are soluble in water in amounts of at least about 5 grams per 100 milliliters of water (0.05 w/v), preferably at least about 10 grams per 100 ml of water (0.1 w/v), and desirably at least about 20 grams per 100 milliliters of water (20.2% w/v) at temperatures in the range from about 10°C to about 25°C. By water soluble is meant capable of being dissolved in water.
The term miscible as used herein means the capability of inulin to mix with water above the point of being dissolved in water. lt has been observed that the inulin fractions of the invention when mixed with water in the amounts above about for example 40gms/100 ml at 22°C exhibit a haze which is characterized herein as one example of water miscibility. The haze becomes more opaque as more of the inulin fraction is added to the water.
The novel fractions of inulin produced by the process of the invention are polysaccharides having molecular weights in the range from about 340 to about 2288 and preferably in the range from about 480 to about 2288, polysaccharides that are water soluble. Accordingly, the novel inulin fractions of the invention are especially useful in admixture with other foods, especially other water soluble foods, or in admixture with artificial sweeteners.
By artificial sweeteners is meant any sweetening agent, whether synthetic compounds or those derived from naturally occurring substances, for example, derived from plant components, that can be safely ingested by humans, other than sucrose, glucose, fructose and lactose. Examples of artificial sweeteners as defined herein include aspartane, saccharin, sucralose ("Splenda”™), acesuifame potassium ('Sunett"™), xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, maltose and maltito!l. Combinations of the foregoing artificial sweeteners may be used singly, or admixed, and combined with the inulin fractions of the present invention.
In some instances, one or more of sucrose, glucose, fructose or lactose sugars alone or with one or more artificial sweeteners, and combined with the inulin fractions of the invention may be desirable. Such combinations would reduce the caloric content, and at the same time benefit from presence of the inulin fraction. -
The benefits of the invention described herein are many. In the granular form of the novel inulin fraction, the product has reduced hygroscopicity. Also, when dissolved in water, the granular product is more easily dissolved and has a reduced tendency to form insoluble compounds which settle out. The novel fractions of the invention make an ideal bulking agent for admixture with artificial sweeteners.
Due to the fact that the novel fractions of inulin in granular form have reduced hygroscopicity, the inulin fractions of the invention have a reduced tendency to cake or lump upon storage. The freedom from caking or lumping is important, especially when the product is used in admixture with artificial sweeteners, a product in which instant solubility is highly desirable.
The inulin fractions of the invention have improved mouth feel and do not form undesirable sticky substances in the mouth the latter of which is a characteristic of some other inulin products.
When mixed with water the inulin fractions of the invention have a reduced tendency to form sticky clumps or lumps. The inulin fractions of the od WO 00/11967 PCT/US99/19422 invention also have a reduced tendency to settle out of the water upon standing.
The preferred inulin fractions contain polysaccharides having a molecular weight range from about 480 to 2288 molecular weight which substantially eliminates sucrose; for example, dissacharrides (such as sucrose) are less than 2%, and preferably less than 1% by weight. This specific fraction has particular application to the health conscience public.
There is an increase interest in eliminating sucrose from the diet due to the increase in obesity among our population. Moreover, the diabetic population necessarily needs to eliminate sucrose from its diet. Accordingly, this specific novel fraction has particular benefits in meeting the desires, and needs, of our health conscience population.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is in the form of small packets containing at least one artificial sweetener in amounts equal in sweetness to one, two, or more teaspoons of sucrose, together with at least one inulin 1 fraction of the invention as the bulking agent.
The process of the invention has many benefits. In particular, the process can be carried out without excessive costs. The process also is less expensive than the procedures heretofore used commercially and gives a more consistent product. The novel fractions of inulin of the invention are heat stable and thereby useful in baked goods. The artificial sweetener sucralose is also heat stable; therefore, the admixture of sucralose and the novel fractions of the invention can be used in place of sucrose in cooking and baking.
Many further advantages and benefits of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the field. In addition, there are many modifications and variations that can be made to the product and process as will be apparent to those skilled in the field without varying from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims (52)
1. The novel fractions of inulin having reduced hygroscopicity and improved water solubility and/or water miscibility at ambient temperatures comprising; at least two different polysaccharides each having different molecular weights in the range from about 340 to about 2288, said inulin fraction containing less than about 0.75% by weight of monosaccharides, and less than about 25% by weight of polysaccharides with molecular weights above 2288.
2. The fractions of inulin according to claim 1 which has a solubility of at least about 5 grams per 100 milliliters of water at about 10°C to 25°C.
3. The fractions of inulin according to claim 1 which has a solubility of at least about 10 grams per 100 milliliters of water at about 10°C to 25°C.
4. The fractions of inulin according to claim 1 which has a solubility of at least about 20 grams per 100 milliliters of water at about 10°C to 25°C. :
5. The fractions of inulin according to claims 1, 2, 3, or 4 comprising at least three different polysaccharides having molecular weights from about 340 to about 2288.
6. The fractions of inulin according to claims 1, 2, 3, or 4 comprising at least four different polysaccharides having molecular weights from about 340 to about 2288.
7. The inulin fractions of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 containing less than about 0.5% by weight of monosaccharides.
8. The inulin fractions of claims 1. 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 containing less than about 20% by weight of polysaccharides with molecular weights above 2288.
9. The novel fractions of inulin having reduced hygroscopicity and improved water solubility and/or or water miscibility at ambient temperatures,
. 4 WO 00/1967 PCT/US99/19422 comprising; at least two different polysaccharides each having different molecular weights in the range from about 480 to about 2288, said inulin fraction containing less than about 0.75% by weight of monosaccharides, less than about 2% by weight of disaccharides, and less than 25% by weight of polysaccharides with molecular weights above 2288.
10. The fractions of inulin according to claim 9 which has a solubility of at least about 5 grams per 100 milliliters of water at about 10°C to 25°C.
11 The fractions of inulin according to claim 9 which has a solubility of at least about 10 grams per 100 milliliters of water at about 10°C to 25°C.
12. The fractions of inulin according to claim 9 which has a solubility of at least about 20 grams per 100 milliliters of water at about 10°C to 25°C.
13. The fractions of inulin according to claims 9, 10, 11, or 12 . comprising at least three different polysaccharides having molecular weights from about 480 to about 2288.
14 The fractions of inulin according to claims 9,10, 11, 0r 12 comprising at least four different polysaccharides having molecular weights from about 480 to about 2288.
15 The inulin fractions of claims 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 containing less than about 1.5% by weight of disaccharides.
16. The inulin fractions of claims 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 containing less than about 1% by weight of disaccharides.
17 The inulin fractions of claims 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 containing less than about 20% by weight of inulin with molecular weights above 2288.
18. A novel food product comprising: at least one artificial sweetener, and a fraction of inulin comprising at least 75% by weight of polysaccharides having molecular weights in the range from 2288 and below.
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19 The novel food product of claim 18 containing less than about
0.75% by weight of monosaccharides.
20. The novel food product of claim 18 in which the artificial sweetener comprises aspartane.
21 The novel food product of claim 18 in which the artificial sweetener comprises sucralose.
22 The novel food product of claim 18 in which the artificial sweetener is selected from one or more of the class consisting of xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, and maititol.
23 A novel food product comprising: at least one artificial sweetener, and a fraction of inulin comprising at least 75% by weight of polysaccharides having molecular weights in the range from 2288 and below, said inulin fraction containing less than about 2% by weight of dissacharides.
24 The novel food product of Claim 23 containing less than about
0.75% by weight of disaccharides. .
25 The novel food product of claims 23 or 24 in which the artificial sweetener comprises aspartane.
26. The novel food product of claims 23 or 24 in which the artificial sweetener comprises sucralose.
27 The novel food product of claims 23 or 24 in which the artificial sweetener selected from one or more of the class consisting of xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, and maltitol.
28. A granulated sweetener comprising: at least one artificial sweetener and a fraction of inulin, said at least one inulin fraction comprising at least 75% by weight of at least two different polysaccharides having molecular weights in the range from about 1243 and below, said at least one x ¢ WO 00/11967 PCT/US99/19422 inulin fraction containing less than about 0.75% by weight of monosaccharides.
29. The granulated sweetener of claim 28 which contains less than 20 percent by weight of polysaccharides with molecular weights above 2288.
30. A granulated sweetener comprising: at least one artificial sweetener, and a fraction of inulin, said inulin fraction comprising at least 75% by weight of polysaccharides with molecular weights in the range from about 2288 and below, said inulin fraction containing less than about .75% by weight of monosaccharides, and less than about 2% by weight of disaccharides.
31. The granulated sweetener of claim 28, 29 or 30 in which the artificial sweetener comprises aspartane.
32. The granulated sweetener of claim 28, 29 or 30 in which the
. artificial sweetener comprises sucrolose.
33. The granulated sweetener of claim 28 or 29 in which the artificial ] 15 sweetener comprises saccharin.
34. The granulated sweetener of claim 28, 29 or 30 in which the artificial sweetener selected from one or more of the class consisting of xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, and maltitol.
35. A novel liquid food product comprising: water, at least one sweetener and a fraction of inulin, said fraction of inulin comprising at least 75% by weight of polysaccharides having molecular weights in the range from about 2288 and below.
36. The liquid food product of claim 35 in which the artificial sweetener comprises aspartane.
37. The liquid food product of claim 35 in which the sweetener comprises glucose and/or fructose.
38. The liquid food product of claim 35 in which the sweetener comprises sucrose.
39. The liquid food product of claim 35 in which the artificial sweetener comprises sucralose.
40. The liquid food product of claim 35 in which the artificial sweetener selected from one or more of the class consisting of xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, and maltitol.
41. The process for preparing novel water soluble fractions of inulin which comprises:
a). subdividing inulin containing root, tuber, or bulb plant materials;
b). extracting inulin with water from said subdivided plant materials; and c). separating the inulin rich extraction water from said } extraction operation into a fraction that contains at least about 75% by weight of polysaccharides with molecular weights of about 2288 and below, said separating operation comprising introducing said inulin rich extraction water into at least one settling tank and allowing the higher molecular weight polysaccharides to separate from water soluble lower molecular weight polysaccharides, while maintaining said inulin rich water in said tanks at temperatures from about 0°C to about 7°C, and d) separating the water soluble fraction of inulin from the higher molecular weight inulin fraction.
42. The process of claim 41 in which further comprises passing the water soluble inulin fraction through a membrane to remove the monosaccharides.
43. The process of claim 42 in which further comprises passing the water soluble inulin fraction through a membrane to remove the disaccharides.
. PCT/US99/19422
44. The process of claims 41, 42 or 43 in which the inulin bearing plant materials comprise chicory roots.
45. The process of claim 41, 42 or 43 in which said fraction of inulin rich extraction water is further treated to remove the bitter flavor characteristic of chicory roots.
46. The process of claim 41, 42 or 43 in which the inulin bearing plant materials comprise tubers of Jerusalem artichokes.
47. The process of claim 41, 42 or 43 in which the inulin bearing plant materials comprise tubers of Dahlia.
48. Fractions of inulin as claimed in claim 1 or claim 9, substantially as herein described and illustrated.
49. A product as claimed in claim 18 or claim 23 or claim 35, substantially as herein described and illustrated.
50. A sweetener as claimed in claim 28 or claim 30, substantially as herein described and illustrated.
51. A process as claimed in claim 41, substantially as herein described and illustrated.
52. A new fraction of inulin, a new product, a new sweetener, or a new process for preparing fractions of inulin, substantially as herein described. AMENDED SHEET
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