| abstract |
The invention pertains to a plant or vegetable pulp composition comprising: a) plant or vegetable pulp comprising 5 - 30 wt% cell wall materials comprising or consisting of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and/or pectin, and/or fragments and/or hydrolysates thereof, wherein said pulp is obtained by disrupting plant or vegetable cell membranes and removing at least part of the intracellular content; b) 45 - 85 wt% of one or more water-soluble carbohydrate(s) selected from the group consisting of inulin, oligofructose, fructo-oligosaccharide, galacto-oligosaccharide, glucose, maltose, maltodextrins, polydextrose, sucrose, fructose, lactose, isomaltulose and polyols, and/or combinations thereof; and c) 5 - 25 wt% water, all numbers based on total weight of said composition. The invention also pertains to the method of preparing such a composition, and the use in (human) food applications. |