The present invention relates to the use of non-dissolved starch based particles, having a particle size of 0.2-4 pm and having a composition of 0.3-5% by weight of protein, 0.1-4% by weight of lipids, 0-1.6% by weight fibre and <0.45% by weight ash and the remaining part of the composition is carbohydrate adding up to 100% by weight, in cosmetic formulations and the preparation of said particle.

The present invention relates to the use of non-dissolved starch based particles, having a particle size of 0.2-4 pm and having a composition of 0.3-5% by weight of protein, 0.1-4% by weight of lipids, 0-1.6% by weight fibre and <0.45% by weight ash and the remaining part of the composition is carbohydrate adding up to 100% by weight, in cosmetic formulations and the preparation of said particle.

The invention relates to a carbohydrate composition characterized in that it has a dextrose equivalence of from 20 to 25 and further characterized in that it has a fibre content of from 10 to 90% by weight of the composition on dry basis. The invention further relates to a process for making a carbohydrate composition. Further the invention relates to a food, feed, pet food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial products comprising the carbohydrate composition of the present invention and other ingredients and to the use of the carbohydrate composition of the present invention.

The invention relates to a carbohydrate composition characterized in that it has a dextrose equivalence of from 20 to 25 and further characterized in that it has a fibre content of from 10 to 90% by weight of the composition on dry basis. The invention further relates to a process for making a carbohydrate composition. Further the invention relates to a food, feed, pet food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial products comprising the carbohydrate composition of the present invention and other ingredients and to the use of the carbohydrate composition of the present invention.

A process for treating crop kernels is comprised of the steps of a) soaking kernels in water to produce soaked kernels; b) grinding the soaked kernels; c) treating the soaked kernels in the presence of an effective amount of GH62 polypeptide having arabinofuranosidase activity or a GH43 polypeptide having arabinofuranosidase activity, wherein step c) is performed before, during or after step b).

A process for treating crop kernels is comprised of the steps of a) soaking kernels in water to produce soaked kernels; b) grinding the soaked kernels; c) treating the soaked kernels in the presence of an effective amount of GH62 polypeptide having arabinofuranosidase activity or a GH43 polypeptide having arabinofuranosidase activity, wherein step c) is performed before, during or after step b).

The present invention provides improved methods for enzyme-assisted corn wet milling. Also provided are corn kernel wet milling systems which may be used to perform the methods of the invention.

A method for preparing an inhibited starch with improved warehouse storage stability is disclosed, wherein it comprises the steps of a) providing a slurry containing a native granular starch obtained from a starch containing raw material, b) adding at least one amino acid, or a combination of two or more of these, and at least one oxidant to the slurry with a view to inhibiting the granular starch, c) adding at least one organic acid or a bisulfite to the slurry with a view to eliminating residual reactant chemicals, off-tastes, and undesired smell, and d) adding at least one antioxidant to the slurry with a view to stabilizing the achieved inhibition of the starch during warehouse storage, as well as an inhibited starch with improved warehouse storage stability prepared with said method, use of said inhibited starch as an ingredient in a food product, and a food product containing said inhibited starch.

A method for preparing an inhibited starch with improved warehouse storage stability is disclosed, wherein it comprises the steps of a) providing a slurry containing a native granular starch obtained from a starch containing raw material, b) adding at least one amino acid, or a combination of two or more of these, and at least one oxidant to the slurry with a view to inhibiting the granular starch, c) adding at least one organic acid or a bisulfite to the slurry with a view to eliminating residual reactant chemicals, off-tastes, and undesired smell, and d) adding at least one antioxidant to the slurry with a view to stabilizing the achieved inhibition of the starch during warehouse storage, as well as an inhibited starch with improved warehouse storage stability prepared with said method, use of said inhibited starch as an ingredient in a food product, and a food product containing said inhibited starch.

There is provided esterified starch which can be produced without using a non-aqueous organic solvent and has water resistance and miscibility with another plastic, and a starch-containing plastic composition. The esterified starch is obtained such that a starch mixture containing starch and a polyhydric alcohol, which is subjected to a heat treatment, is esterified with a vinyl ester and carbonate. Since the starch in the starch mixture enters a state in which starch granules are disintegrated by the polyhydric alcohol, by heating the starch mixture containing starch and a polyhydric alcohol, it is possible to esterify the starch without using a non-aqueous organic solvent and to obtain esterified starch having a high ester substitution degree. According to the esterified starch of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a starch-containing plastic composition having high hydrophobicity, and excellent water resistance and miscibility with another plastic.