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Blend of dietary fiber for nutritional products
Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
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Filing: 1991-06-27
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Granted: 1992-02-04
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Expires: 2011-06-27
Abstract
Abstract Taken as a whole a blend of dietary fiber contains, by weight: 5% to 50% of a dietary fiber which is both soluble and fermentable; 5% to 20% of a dietary fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable; and 45% to 80% of a dietary fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable. Preferably, the dietary fiber which is both soluble and fermentable is gum arabic; the dietary fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable is sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and the dietary fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable is oat hull fiber.
Inventors
- 👤 Keith A. Garleb
- 👤 James N. Chmura
- 👤 Paul S. Anloague
- 👤 Mary B. Cunningham
- 👤 David C. Sertl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 01:46
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L33/00; A23L33/20; A23L33/21; A23L33/22; A23L33/10; A23L33/115; A23L9/00; A23L9/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/804
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
A dietary fiber system for use in a nutritional product wherein the fiber system as a whole comprises by weight: 5% to 50% dietary fiber which is both soluble and fermentable; 5% to 20% dietary fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable; and 45% to 80% dietary fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
A dietary fiber system for use in a nutritional product wherein the fiber system as a whole comprises by weight: 5% to 50% dietary fiber which is both soluble and fermentable; 5% to 20% dietary fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable; and 45% to 80% dietary fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A dietary fiber system according to claim 1 wherein the fiber which is both soluble and fermentable is gum arabic; the fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable is sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and the fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable is oat hull fiber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A dietary fiber system for use in a nutritional product comprising by (a) about 5% to 50% gum arabic; (b) about 5% to 20% sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and (c) about 45% to 80% oat hull fiber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A dietary fiber system for use in a nutritional product comprising by (a) about 5% to 50% gum arabic; (b) about 5% to 20% sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and (c) about 45% to 80% oat hull fiber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A dietary fiber system according to claim 3 comprising by weight: (a) about 35% to 45% gum arabic; (b) about 5% to 15% sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and (c) about 45% to 55% oat hull fiber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A dietary fiber system according to claim 3 comprising by weight: (a) about 40% gum arabic; (b) about 10% sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and (c) about 50% oat hull fiber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
A liquid nutritional product containing a dietary fiber system wherein the dietary fiber system as whole comprises by weight: 5% to 50% fiber which is both soluble and fermentable; 5% to 20% fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable; and 45% to 80% fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
A liquid nutritional product containing a dietary fiber system wherein the dietary fiber system as whole comprises by weight: 5% to 50% fiber which is both soluble and fermentable; 5% to 20% fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable; and 45% to 80% fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 6 wherein an eight ounce serving of said product contains between I grams and 7 grams of said dietary fiber system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 6 wherein an eight ounce serving of said product contains between 1 grams and 7 grams of said dietary fiber system.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 6 wherein the fiber which is both soluble and fermentable is gum arabic; the fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable is sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and the fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable is oat hull fiber.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
A liquid nutritional product containing a dietary fiber system wherein the dietary fiber system comprises by weight: (a) about 5% to 50% gum arabic; (b) about 5% to 20% sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and (c) about 45% to 80% oat hull fiber.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
A liquid nutritional product containing a dietary fiber system wherein the dietary fiber system comprises by weight: (a) about 5% to 50% gum arabic; (b) about 5% to 20% sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and (c) about 45% to 80% oat hull fiber.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 10 wherein the dietary fiber system comprises by weight: (a) about 35% to 45% gum arabic; (b) about 5% to 15% sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and (c) about 45% to 55% oat hull fiber.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 11 wherein an eight ounce serving of said product contains between 1 grams and 7 grams of said dietary fiber system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 12 wherein the viscosity of said product is not greater than 100 centipoise.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 11 wherein the viscosity of said product is not greater than 100 centipoise.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 10 wherein the dietary fiber system comprises by weight: (a) about 40% gum arabic; (b) about 10% sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and (c) about 50% oat hull fiber.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 15 wherein an eight ounce serving of said product contains between 1 grams and 7 of said dietary fiber system.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 16 wherein the viscosity of said product is not greater than 100 centipoise.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 15 wherein the viscosity of said product is not greater than 100 centipoise.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 10 wherein an eight ounce serving of said product contains between 1 grams and 7 grams of said dietary fiber system.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
20 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 19 wherein the viscosity of said product is not greater than 100 centipoise.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
20 words
A liquid nutritional product according to claim 10 wherein the viscosity of said product is not greater than 100 centipoise.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
65 words
A powdered substance which may be blended with a liquid to make a liquid nutritional product said substance containing a dietary fiber system wherein the dietary fiber system taken as whole comprises by weight: 5% to 50% fiber which is both soluble and fermentable; 5% to 20% fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable; and 45% to 80% fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
65 words
A powdered substance which may be blended with a liquid to make a liquid nutritional product said substance containing a dietary fiber system wherein the dietary fiber system taken as whole comprises by weight: 5% to 50% fiber which is both soluble and fermentable; 5% to 20% fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable; and 45% to 80% fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
42 words
A powdered substance according to claim 22 the fiber which is both soluble and fermentable is gum arabic; the fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable is sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and the fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable is oat hull fiber.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
49 words
A powdered substance which may be blended with a liquid to make a liquid nutritional product, said substance containing a dietary fiber system comprising by weight: (a) about 5% to 50% gum arabic; (b) about 5% to 20% sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and (c) about 45% to 80% oat hull fiber.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
49 words
A powdered substance which may be blended with a liquid to make a liquid nutritional product, said substance containing a dietary fiber system comprising by weight: (a) about 5% to 50% gum arabic; (b) about 5% to 20% sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and (c) about 45% to 80% oat hull fiber.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
38 words
A powdered substance according to claim 24 wherein said dietary fiber system comprises by weight: (a) about 35% to 45% gum arabic; (b) about 5% to 15% sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and (c) about 45% to 55% oat hull fiber.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
32 words
A powdered substance according to claim 24 wherein said dietary fiber system comprises by weight: (a) about 40% gum arabic; (b) about 10% sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and (c) about 50% oat hull fiber.
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