Satiety enhancing food products

The present invention provides a food product comprising an amount of from 0.1 to 20% wt of an encapsulated satiety agent having a weight average mean particle size in the range of from 1 to 250 mum, wherein the satiety agent is encapsulated by a cross-linked encapsulation material having a degree o...

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Hauptverfasser: VAN BENTHUM, WILHELMUS A J, DUCHATEAU, GUSTAAF S M J E, PETERS, HENRICUS P F
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention provides a food product comprising an amount of from 0.1 to 20% wt of an encapsulated satiety agent having a weight average mean particle size in the range of from 1 to 250 mum, wherein the satiety agent is encapsulated by a cross-linked encapsulation material having a degree of cross-linking of at least 20% and further wherein upon consumption of the food product by a subject the satiety agent is predominantly released from the encapsulation material in the intestines of that subject. Also provided is a method of preparing the food product. The food product is preferably a meal replacer product or a weight control product.