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Cereal foods made from oats and method of making
Assignee: Quaker Oats Co
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Filing: 1983-08-23
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Granted: 1985-02-05
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Expires: 2003-08-23
Abstract
Abstract Cereal food products are prepared from oat bran which is a portion of the oat groat which contains at least 150% more crude fiber than the whole oat groat and contains increased levels of protein, gum, fat and ash than the whole oat groat.
Inventors
- 👤 Max R. Gould
- 👤 David P. Bone
- 👤 Fu H. Hsieh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 11:01
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/161; A23L7/165; A23L7/17; A23L7/115; A23L7/117; A23L7/122
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of producing a pre-cooked, edible cereal food which comprises subjecting oat kernels to a milling operation, separating from the milling operation oat bran having a crude fiber content at least about 150% greater than the crude fiber content of the original oat kernels, cooking the said oat bran with water to gelatinize the starch in the oat bran and to render the cooked oat bran pliable and shapable and hydratable with water without heating, forming a plastic shapable mass from the cooked oat bran, subjecting the plastic shapable mass of cooked oat bran to a shaping operation to produce shaped pieces of cooked oat bran, drying the shaped cooked oat bran pieces to a moisture content of not more than about 10% to produce an edible cereal food which need not be subjected to further cooking prior to consumption.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of producing a pre-cooked, edible cereal food which comprises subjecting oat kernels to a milling operation, separating from the milling operation oat bran having a crude fiber content at least about 150% greater than the crude fiber content of the original oat kernels, cooking the said oat bran with water to gelatinize the starch in the oat bran and to render the cooked oat bran pliable and shapable and hydratable with water without heating, forming a plastic shapable mass from the cooked oat bran, subjecting the plastic shapable mass of cooked oat bran to a shaping operation to produce shaped pieces of cooked oat bran, drying the shaped cooked oat bran pieces to a moisture content of not more than about 10% to produce an edible cereal food which need not be subjected to further cooking prior to consumption.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein cooking of the oat bran is carried out under conditions to effect expansion of the oat bran.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein cooking of the oat bran is carried out under non-expanding conditions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the cooked oat bran is shaped into flakes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the cooked oat bran is shaped into shreds.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the cooked oat bran is shaped by grinding to form finely divided particles.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the oat bran is cooked in the form of a dough with a flavor imparting ingredient.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the oat bran is subjected to extrusion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
84 words
An edible, pre-cooked, ready to eat cereal food readily hydratable with hot or cold water and having a moisture content of not more than about 10% comprising shaped pieces of oat bran having a crude fiber content at least about 150% greater than the crude fiber content of the original oat kernels, said bran having been cooked with water under conditions to effect gelatinization of the starch therein and to render the cooked oat bran pliable and shapable and hydratable with water without heating.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
84 words
An edible, pre-cooked, ready to eat cereal food readily hydratable with hot or cold water and having a moisture content of not more than about 10% comprising shaped pieces of oat bran having a crude fiber content at least about 150% greater than the crude fiber content of the original oat kernels, said bran having been cooked with water under conditions to effect gelatinization of the starch therein and to render the cooked oat bran pliable and shapable and hydratable with water without heating.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
An edible, pre-cooked, ready to eat cereal food in accordance with claim 9 which is formed from a dough containing said oat bran as a principal ingredient thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A cereal food in accordance with claim 9 which is shaped in flake form.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
A cereal food in accordance with claim 9 which is shaped in shredded form.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
A cereal food in accordance with claim 9 which is shaped in finely divided particulate form.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
A cereal food in accordance with claim 9 which contains a flavor imparting ingredient.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
A cereal food in accordance with claim 9 which is shaped in the form of a bar.
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