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Cereal snackfoods and compositions and methods for making the same
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-04-17
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Granted: 1985-07-02
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Expires: 2004-04-17
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides cereal snackfoods of the expanded variety such as crisps and the like. The snackfoods of the invention comprise discrete cooked portions of a dough composition comprising gelatinized starch and added cereal bran other than rice bran, in which the amylolytic activity of the bran is controlled, and contain at least about 5% by weight and generally no more than about 35% by weight of oil or fat. The snackfoods may be produced from a half product comprising at least some gelatinized starch and added cereal bran by frying or by immersion in a bed of hot particulate material followed by spraying with fat or oil. Even when fried the snackfoods have a lower energy value than comparable known products; moreover they are highly palatable, and the bran content provides a useful source of fibre in any diet.
Inventors
- 👤 Alan N. Howard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:45
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L19/00; A23L19/10; A23L19/12; A23L19/18; A23L19/19; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/115; A23L7/117; A23L7/13; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/808
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
An expanded snackfood prepared from a dough composition of predetermined volume and comprising cooked portions of dough composition comprising gelatinized starch and added, heat-treated cereal bran having amylase therein destroyed, said bran being selected from the group consisting of wheat bran, barley bran, oat bran, rye bran, maize bran and mixtures thereof, the snackfood containing from about 5% to about 35% by weight of oil or fat and from about 15% to about 70% by weight of bran, and having a volume at least about 1.25 times said predetermined volume.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
An expanded snackfood prepared from a dough composition of predetermined volume and comprising cooked portions of dough composition comprising gelatinized starch and added, heat-treated cereal bran having amylase therein destroyed, said bran being selected from the group consisting of wheat bran, barley bran, oat bran, rye bran, maize bran and mixtures thereof, the snackfood containing from about 5% to about 35% by weight of oil or fat and from about 15% to about 70% by weight of bran, and having a volume at least about 1.25 times said predetermined volume.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A snackfood according to claim 1, containing from about 20% to about 50% by weight of bran.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A snackfood according to claim 1 or claim 2, which contains less than about 30% by weight of fat or oil.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A snackfood according to claim 9, which contains less than about 20% by weight of fat or oil.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A snackfood according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the dough portions are expanded to at least about 1.50 times their original volume by cooking.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A snackfood according to claim 1 or claim 2. wherein the dough which is cooked contains about 100% by weight of gelatinized starch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
88 words
An expanded snackfood prepared from a dough composition of predetermined volume and comprising cooked portions of dough composition comprising gelatinized starch, about 15% to about 70% by weight of added cereal bran selected from the group consisting of wheat bran, barley bran, oat bran, rye bran, maize bran and mixtures thereof, and about 5% to about 35% by weigth of oil or fat, and having a volume at least about 1.25 times said predetermined volume, wherein said bran is heated before it is added to said dough composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
88 words
An expanded snackfood prepared from a dough composition of predetermined volume and comprising cooked portions of dough composition comprising gelatinized starch, about 15% to about 70% by weight of added cereal bran selected from the group consisting of wheat bran, barley bran, oat bran, rye bran, maize bran and mixtures thereof, and about 5% to about 35% by weigth of oil or fat, and having a volume at least about 1.25 times said predetermined volume, wherein said bran is heated before it is added to said dough composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
79 words
In a process for preparing an oil- or fat-containing expanded expanded snackfood in which a dough composition having a predetermined volume and containing gelatinized starch is expanded as it is cooked to a volume at least about 1.25 times said predetermined volume, the improvement comprising including in said dough composition added, heat-treated bran having amylase therein destroyed, said bran being selected from the group consisting of wheat bran, barley bran, oat bran, rye bran, maize bran and mixtues thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
79 words
In a process for preparing an oil- or fat-containing expanded expanded snackfood in which a dough composition having a predetermined volume and containing gelatinized starch is expanded as it is cooked to a volume at least about 1.25 times said predetermined volume, the improvement comprising including in said dough composition added, heat-treated bran having amylase therein destroyed, said bran being selected from the group consisting of wheat bran, barley bran, oat bran, rye bran, maize bran and mixtues thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
92 words
In a dough composition having a predetermined volume and of the type for use in preparing an expanded snackfood and which contains gelatinized starch in an amount to effect during cooking of the dough composition an expansion thereof of at least about 1.25 times the volume of said predetermined volume, the improvement comprising said dough composition including added bran selected from the group consisting of wheat bran, barley bran, oat bran, rye bran, maize bran and mixtures thereof which has been heat-treated, prior to inclusion in said composition, to destroy amylase therein.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
92 words
In a dough composition having a predetermined volume and of the type for use in preparing an expanded snackfood and which contains gelatinized starch in an amount to effect during cooking of the dough composition an expansion thereof of at least about 1.25 times the volume of said predetermined volume, the improvement comprising said dough composition including added bran selected from the group consisting of wheat bran, barley bran, oat bran, rye bran, maize bran and mixtures thereof which has been heat-treated, prior to inclusion in said composition, to destroy amylase therein.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
A snackfood according to claim 9 including about 15% to about 70% by weight of said bran.
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