Use of alternan as ingredient for certain foodstuffs

摘要

The invention is directed to the use of an alternan as an ingredient for acidic foodstuffs and to an acidic foodstuff comprising alternan as ingredient. The invention is also directed to the use of alternan as a heat stable ingredient in a foodstuff formulation, and to a foodstuff comprising alternan as ingredient, wherein the foodstuff was subjected to a heating step during its manufacture.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing an acidic foodstuff with prebiotic properties comprising adding alternan-oligosaccharide as ingredient to an acidic foodstuff, wherein the alternan-oligosaccharide has a weight average degree of polymerization DPw of 8 or below as determined by GPC RI, wherein the prebiotic properties are pH stable.