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US4440794A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Instant rice pudding mix

Assignee: GENERAL FOODS Ltd
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Filing: 1983-02-22
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Granted: 1984-04-03
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Expires: 2003-02-22
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Abstract

Abstract An instant rice pudding mix which comprises a mixture of a powder comprising 15 to 35% by weight of a finely divided sugar, 25 to 40% by weight of a starch, 5 to 20% by weight of a finely divided fat; 5 to 25% by weight of a dried skim-milk powder; up to 3% by weight of an emulsifier and 0 to 4% by weight of an edible gum; and granules formed by the extrusion of a dough formed from 87 to 100% by weight of rice flour, up to 4.0% by weight of a starch-complexing agent, up to 5% by weight of an aerating agent and up to 4.0% of dried skim milk powder and/or dried whey powder mixed with a proportion of water sufficient to produce an extrudable dough. The pudding mix of the invention may conveniently be made up by the addition of hot or boiling water to produce a product having the texture of a traditional rice pudding. The pudding mix of the invention may be packed in pouches, envelopes or other protective cartons which afford moisture-barrier features.

Inventors

  • 👤 David L. Davies

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 20:29
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L9/00; A23L9/10; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/117; A23L7/135

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 131 words
An instant rice pudding mix which comprises a mixture of a powder comprising 15 to 35% by weight of a finely divided sugar, 25 to 40% by weight of a starch, 5 to 20% by weight of a finely divided fat; 5 to 25% by weight of a dried skim-milk powder; up to 3% by weight of an emulsifier and 0 to 4% by weight of an edible gum; and granules formed by the extrusion of a dough formed from 87 to 100% by weight of rice flour, up to 4.0% by weight of a starch-complexing agent, up to 5% by weight of an aerating agent and up to 4.0% of dried skim milk powder and/or dried whey powder mixed with a proportion of water sufficient to produce an extrudable dough.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 131 words
An instant rice pudding mix which comprises a mixture of a powder comprising 15 to 35% by weight of a finely divided sugar, 25 to 40% by weight of a starch, 5 to 20% by weight of a finely divided fat; 5 to 25% by weight of a dried skim-milk powder; up to 3% by weight of an emulsifier and 0 to 4% by weight of an edible gum; and granules formed by the extrusion of a dough formed from 87 to 100% by weight of rice flour, up to 4.0% by weight of a starch-complexing agent, up to 5% by weight of an aerating agent and up to 4.0% of dried skim milk powder and/or dried whey powder mixed with a proportion of water sufficient to produce an extrudable dough.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
An instant rice pudding mix as claimed in claim 1 which comprises from 55 to 80% by weight of the powder mixture and from 20 to 45% by weight of the granules.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 54 words
An instant rice pudding mix as claimed in claim 1 wherein the finely divided sugar is glucose, corn syrup solids, fructose or sucrose, the starch is a waxy rice starch, the finely divided fat is a spray-dried fat emulsion which includes the emulsifier therein and the edible gum is guar gum or xantham gum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 34 words
An instant rice pudding mix as claimed in claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein the rice flour used in the formation of the granules is formed by the grinding of the long grain rice.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
An instant rice pudding mix as claimed in claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein the starch-complexing agent is glyceryl monostearate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 33 words
An instant rice pudding mix as claimed in claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein the aerating agent used in the extrudable dough is sodium bicarbonate, ammonium carbonate, solid carbon dioxide or baking powder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 30 words
An instant rice pudding mix as claimed in claims 1, 2 or 3 which is packed in a pouch or an envelope or another protective carton which affords moisture-barrier features.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1987-04-03 1987-10-03 1988-04-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1991-04-03 1991-10-03 1992-04-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1995-04-03 1995-10-03 1996-04-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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