Claims
- 1. An orally-administered composition of matter for reducing blood cholesterol levels and controlling postprandial blood glucose and insulin levels in humans or lower animals, comprising a mixture of:
(a) beta-glucan soluble fiber or a source of beta-glucan soluble fiber; and (b) a non-digestible fat or a source of non-digestible fat.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 having a weight ratio of beta-glucan soluble fiber to non-digestible fat of from about 1:20 to about 20:1.
- 3. The composition of claim 2 wherein the weight ratio of beta-glucan soluble fiber to non-digestible fat is from about 1:10 to about 10:1.
- 4. The composition of claim 3 wherein the weight ratio of beta-glucan soluble fiber to non-digestible fat is from about 1:3 to about 3:1.
- 5. The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is a food comprising, on a single reference serving basis:
a.) at least about 0.5 grams of beta-glucan soluble fiber; and b.) at least about 1 gram of non-digestible fat.
- 6. The food of claim 5 wherein said food comprises at least about 0.75 grams of beta-glucan soluble fiber.
- 7. The food of claim 5 wherein said food comprises:
a.) from about 0.5 grams to about 7.5 grams of beta-glucan soluble fiber; and b.) from about 1 gram to about 16.0 grams of non-digestible fat.
- 8. The food of claim 5 wherein said food is a traditional snack.
- 9. The food of claim 8 wherein said food is a cracker, filled cracker, potato crisp, extruded snack or filled extruded snack.
- 10. The food of claim 5 wherein said food is ready-to-eat.
- 11. The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is a food comprising, on a 30 gram basis:
a.) at least about 0.5 grams of beta-glucan soluble fiber; and b.) at least about 1 gram of non-digestible fat.
- 12. The food of claim 11 wherein said food comprises at least about 0.75 grams of beta-glucan soluble fiber.
- 13. The food of claim 11 wherein said food comprises:
a.) from about 0.5 grams to about 7.5 grams of beta-glucan soluble fiber; and b.) from about 1 gram to about 16.0 grams of non-digestible fat.
- 14. The food of claim 11 wherein said food is a traditional snack.
- 15. The food of claim 14 wherein said food is a cracker, filled cracker, potato crisp, extruded snack or filled extruded snack.
- 16. The food of claim 11 wherein said food is ready-to-eat.
- 17. A method for reducing blood cholesterol controlling postprandial blood glucose and insulin levels, in a patient in need of such treatment, comprising administering to said patient:
a.) beta-glucan soluble fiber or a source of beta-glucan soluble fiber; and b.) a non-digestible fat or a source of non-digestible fat; or c.) mixtures of (a) and (b); said method comprising oral ingestion, by said patient, of a sufficient amount of component (a) to result in the ingestion of at least about 1.5 g of beta-glucan soluble fiber per day and a sufficient amount of component (b) to result in the ingestion of at least about 10 g of non-digestible fat per day.
- 18. A method according to claim 17 which comprises chronic ingestion.
- 19. A method according to claim 17 wherein ingestion occurs at two or more regularly-spaced intervals throughout the day.
- 20. The method of claim 17 comprising oral ingestion of a sufficient amount of component (a) to result in the ingestion of from about 1.5 g to about 15 g of beta-glucan soluble fiber per day and a sufficient amount of component (b) to result in the ingestion of from about 10 g to about 40 g of non-digestible fat per day.
- 21. A method according to claim 20 which comprises chronic ingestion.
- 22. A method according to claim 20 wherein ingestion occurs at two or more regularly-spaced intervals throughout the day.
- 23. A sheetable dough comprising a sufficient amount of beta-glucan soluble fiber or source of beta-glucan soluble fiber to provide said dough with a beta-glucan soluble fiber level of at least about 1% by weight.
- 24. The dough of claim 23 wherein said dough has a beta-glucan soluble fiber level of at least about 2.0% by weight.
- 25. The dough of claim 23 wherein said dough has a beta-glucan soluble fiber level from about 1% to about 10% by weight.
- 26. The dough of claim 23 comprising a carbohydrate source in addition to said beta-glucan soluble fiber and a fat source.
- 27. A food made from the sheetable dough of claim 23.
- 28. A traditional snack food comprising, on a 30 gram basis, at least about 0.5 grams of beta-glucan soluble fiber.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/196,410 filed on Apr. 12, 2000, in the name of Prosise et al.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60196410 |
Apr 2000 |
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