US Patent Issued to HI-FOOD on Feb. 18 for "Fibre-based composition and use thereof for the preparation of food products" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,225,920, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to HI-FOOD S.P.A. (Parma, Italy).

"Fibre-based composition and use thereof for the preparation of food products" was invented by Emanuele Pizzigalli (Berceto, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a composition, preferably a fibre-based food composition, and the use thereof for the preparation of sugar-free, fat-free and/or allergen-free (in particular gluten-free) food products with a reduced or low calorie content. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the composition of the invention and food products obtained with the composition, as wel...