Agglomerated oil impregnated psyllium husk

摘要

There is provided agglomerated oil impregnated psyllium husk and to a method for manufacturing the agglomerated oil impregnated psyllium husk. Specifically the present invention provides compositions comprising agglomerates of psyllium husks, wherein the husks have been subjected to treatment with an oily component (e.g. vegetable oil, such as rapeseed oil) prior to a drying process, such as a fluidized bed process, wherein the husks are agglomerated with a saccharide containing aqueous suspension/solution sprayed onto the husks.

主权项

1. An agglomerated oil-impregnated unmilled psyllium husk composition, comprising,
(a) 50 to 90 w/w % whole unmilled psyllium husk, (b) 3 to 15 w/w % of an oil component impregnating the unmilled psyllium husk, wherein the oil component is selected from the group consisting of coconut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, olive oil, palm oil, peanut oil, rapeseed oil, canola oil, linseed oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, and sunflower oil, and (c) 4 to 40 w/w % of an agglomerating material coating on the oil-impregnated unmilled psyllium husk, wherein the agglomerating material is selected from the group consisting of a water-dispersible hydrolyzed starch oligosaccharide, monosaccharide, disaccharide, polyglucose, polymaltose, maltodextrin and mixtures thereof.