A COMPANY REGISTERED IN ENGLAND AND WALES;UNILEVER PLC
发明人:
HARMANNUS TAMMES,MICHAEL JACOBUS SUIJKER,HENDRIKUS THEODORUS WILHELMUS MARIA VAN DER HIJDEN
申请号：
ZA201504275
公开号：
ZA201504275B
申请日:
2015.06.12
申请国别(地区):
ZA
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
One aspect of the invention relates to tomato fiber composition having a dry matter content of at least 1 wt. %, wherein at least 80 wt. % of said dry matter is water-insoluble, said fiber 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 fiber composition contains less than 60% pectin by weight of cellulose. The tomato fiber 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 fiber composition. The invention further provides a process of manufacturing a tomato fiber composition.
