Patents Assigned to Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kaubushiki Kaisha
  • Dietary fiber extracted from wheat bran pharmaceutical and dietary compositions containing same
    Patent number: 5308618
    Abstract: Dietary fiber, obtained from extracting wheat bran with water, having an average molecular weight of 5.times.10.sup.2 to 1.times.10.sup.5, from 95.3 to 99.0% by weight of a sugar, primarily glucose, and 0.1 to 3.0% by weight protein components. The fiber, when eaten, promotes the digestion and absorption of nutrients, waste excretion and proliferation of Lactobacillus bifidus in the large intestine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kaubushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsutomu Konno, Kiro Asano, Takuji Hosoi