Hendrikus Theodorus W M van der HIJDEN,Michael Jacobus SUIJKER,Harmannus TAMMES
申请号：
US14650982
公开号：
US20150335054A1
申请日:
2013.12.03
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
One aspect of the invention relates to tomato fibre composition having a dry matter content of at least 1 wt. %, wherein at least 80 wt. % of said dry matter is water-insoluble, said fibre composition comprising, by weight of dry matter: 15-50% cellulose； 5-45% pectin； 0-10% of monosaccharides, said monosaccharides being selected from fructose, glucose and combinations thereof； and 0.003-1% lycopene； wherein the fibre composition contains less than 60% pectin by weight of cellulose. The tomato fibre composition of the present invention has excellent water structuring properties. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a product selected from a foodstuff, a beverage and a nutritional formulation, said method comprising incorporating into said product the aforementioned tomato fibre composition. The invention further provides a process of manufacturing a tomato fibre composition.
