US3873748A
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Process for making high-protein cereal
Assignee: General Mills Inc
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Filing: 1973-07-02
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Granted: 1975-03-25
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Expires: 1993-07-02
Abstract
Abstract A process for making a high-protein ready-to-eat cereal which includes rehydrating a mixture of dried cereal dough and sodium caseinate, mechanically working the mixture to obtain semiplasticity, drying the mass and puffing by means of a fluid bed.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward C Schwab
- 👤 Warren D Petersen
- 👤 Eric Bumbiers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 10:49
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/161; A23L7/165; A23L7/117; A23L7/135
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A PROCESS FOR MAKING A FLUID BED PUFFED READY-TO-EAT CEREAL COMPRISING: COMBINING A COOKED, DRIED AND GROUND DOUGH CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A CERAL MIXTURE INCLUDING ABOUT 60 TO 100 PERCENT CEREAL SELECTED FROM CORN FLOUR, RICE FLOUR AND MIXTURES THEREOF WITH A PROTEIN CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF DRY SODIUM CASEINATE IN AN AMOUNT WHEREBY THE TOTAL PROTEIN CONTENT IS ABOUT 6 PERCENT TO 40 PERCENT BY WEIGHT IN THE FINAL PRODUCT, COMBINING WATER WITH THE DRIED MIXTURE IN AN AMOUNT TO BRING THE MOISTURE LEVEL TO ABOUT 26 TO 29 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL MIXTURE, KNEADING AND PULLING THE RESULTING MIXTURE INTO A SEMIPLASTIC, OPAQUE, HOMOGENEOUS MASS, WHILE MAINTAINING THE SAID MASS AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW ABOUT 145*F., EXTRUDING THE RESULTING SEMI-PLASTIC, OPAQUE, HOMOGENEOUS MASS, SAID MASS BEING MAINTAINED AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW ABOUT 165*F. DURING EXTRUSION, DRYING THE MASS TO A MOISTURE CONTENT OF ABOUT 7.5 TO 12 PERCENT BY WEIGHT, AND PUFFING THE DRIED MASS BY MEANS OF AN AIR FLOW FLUID BED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A PROCESS FOR MAKING A FLUID BED PUFFED READY-TO-EAT CEREAL COMPRISING: COMBINING A COOKED, DRIED AND GROUND DOUGH CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A CERAL MIXTURE INCLUDING ABOUT 60 TO 100 PERCENT CEREAL SELECTED FROM CORN FLOUR, RICE FLOUR AND MIXTURES THEREOF WITH A PROTEIN CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF DRY SODIUM CASEINATE IN AN AMOUNT WHEREBY THE TOTAL PROTEIN CONTENT IS ABOUT 6 PERCENT TO 40 PERCENT BY WEIGHT IN THE FINAL PRODUCT, COMBINING WATER WITH THE DRIED MIXTURE IN AN AMOUNT TO BRING THE MOISTURE LEVEL TO ABOUT 26 TO 29 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL MIXTURE, KNEADING AND PULLING THE RESULTING MIXTURE INTO A SEMIPLASTIC, OPAQUE, HOMOGENEOUS MASS, WHILE MAINTAINING THE SAID MASS AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW ABOUT 145*F., EXTRUDING THE RESULTING SEMI-PLASTIC, OPAQUE, HOMOGENEOUS MASS, SAID MASS BEING MAINTAINED AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW ABOUT 165*F. DURING EXTRUSION, DRYING THE MASS TO A MOISTURE CONTENT OF ABOUT 7.5 TO 12 PERCENT BY WEIGHT, AND PUFFING THE DRIED MASS BY MEANS OF AN AIR FLOW FLUID BED.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the protein is in an amount of about 23 to 28 percent by weight of the final product.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the amount of water combined with the mixture of dried cereal dough and sodium caseinate brings the moisture level of the total mixture to about 26 to 27 percent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the extruded mass is sheeted to a thickness of about 0.032 to 0.044 inches prior to drying.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the extruded mass is sheeted to a thickness about 0.034 to 0.037 inches prior to drying.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-03-24 | 1978-09-23 | 1979-03-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-03-24 | 1982-09-23 | 1983-03-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-03-24 | 1986-09-23 | 1987-03-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |