Claims
- 1. A foodstuff composition comprising a first fat or carbohydrate ingredient, wherein at least a portion of the first ingredient is an enzymatically degraded product of a cellulose derivative consisting essentially of a mixture of oligomers of the cellulose derivative, a majority of said oligomers having a degree of polymerization between about 5 and about 100.
- 2. The foodstuff composition of claim 1 wherein a majority of said oligomers have a degree of polymerization between about 5 and about 70.
- 3. The foodstuff composition of claim 1 wherein a majority of said oligomers have a degree of polymerization between about 5 and about 50.
- 4. An expanded snack food product containing an ingredient which is an enzymatically degraded product of a cellulose derivative consisting essentially of a mixture of oligomers of the cellulose derivative, a majority of said oligomers having a degree of polymerization between about 5 and about 100.
- 5. A batter mix food product containing an ingredient which is an enzymatically degraded product of a cellulose derivative consisting essentially of a mixture of oligomers of the cellulose derivative, a majority of said oligomers having a degree of polymerization between about 5 and about 100.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/743,152, filed Aug. 9, 1991 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,366,755, which is a continuation-in-part of all U.S. patent application Serial No. 07/309,387 filed Feb. 10, 1989 now abandoned, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/370,629 filed Jun. 23, 1989 now abandoned, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/730,029 filed Jul. 12, 1991 now abandoned, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/464,291 filed Jan. 12, 1990 now abandoned and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/565,346 filed Aug. 10, 1990 now abandoned, the contents of each application is hereby expressly incorporated by reference.
The contents of Applicants' co-pending related application U.S. application Ser. No. 07/566,013 filed Aug. 10, 1990, now abandoned, entitled "Paper Composition and Methods Therefor" and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/567,045 filed Aug. 10, 1990, now abandoned, entitled "Polysaccharide Article and Uses Therefor", also are expressly incorporated by reference.
To the extent certain additional subject matter herein corresponds to the contents of British Patent Application No. 9017452.5 filed Aug. 9, 1990, priority thereof is also hereby claimed and the contents of the British patent application also are expressly incorporated by reference.
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Continuations (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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