Tate & Lyle has filed a patent for inhibited porous granular starches with high porosity. The method involves hydrolyzing granular starch with enzymes to achieve specific characteristics. The resulting product has increased viscosity at lower mass loadings, making it advantageous over conventional starches. GlobalData’s report on Tate & Lyle gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
Smarter leaders trust GlobalData
Discover B2B Marketing That Performs
Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.
According to GlobalData’s company profile on Tate & Lyle, Filled confectionary manufacturing was a key innovation area identified from patents. Tate & Lyle's grant share as of January 2024 was 50%. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
Inhibited porous granular starch product with high porosity
The patent application (Publication Number: US20240002548A1) describes an inhibited porous granular starch product with specific characteristics. The product has a water uptake of at least 1.0 g water/g starch and a sedimentation volume ranging from 20-80 mL/g. It is emphasized that the starch product is not gelatinized and can be chemically modified or inhibited through heat-treatment. Additionally, the product has a viscosity range of 50-1500 cP in an RVA test and a relatively low color, with no more than 15% solubles.
Furthermore, the patent application outlines a method for producing the inhibited porous granular starch product. The method involves hydrolyzing a granular starch feed to a degree of hydrolysis between 20-75% using enzymes like glucoamylase and alpha-amylase. The resulting product should have a sedimentation volume between 20-70 mL/g and a porosity ranging from 10%-50%. The method also allows for the use of chemically-modified inhibited starch feeds and heat-treatment for inhibition. The application also covers the use of the starch product in food products, highlighting its potential applications in the food industry.
To know more about GlobalData’s detailed insights on Tate & Lyle, buy the report here.
Data Insights
From
The gold standard of business intelligence.
Blending expert knowledge with cutting-edge technology, GlobalData’s unrivalled proprietary data will enable you to decode what’s happening in your market. You can make better informed decisions and gain a future-proof advantage over your competitors.
GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article.
GlobalData Patent Analytics tracks bibliographic data, legal events data, point in time patent ownerships, and backward and forward citations from global patenting offices. Textual analysis and official patent classifications are used to group patents into key thematic areas and link them to specific companies across the world’s largest industries.
