US4711786A — High fiber bread and extruded products

Claim 1

Independent Claim 58 words

A composition for making high fiber content edible products, comprising 100 parts by weight of a cereal grain flour and a premix that includes about 5 to 32 parts by weight of pea hull fibers and triticale hull fibers with the ratio of pea hull fibers to triticale fibers being in the range of about 1/2 to 6/1.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 58 words

A composition for making high fiber content edible products, comprising 100 parts by weight of a cereal grain flour and a premix that includes about 5 to 32 parts by weight of pea hull fibers and triticale hull fibers with the ratio of pea hull fibers to triticale fibers being in the range of about 1/2 to 6/1.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 83 words

The composition of claim 1 wherein it is for making bread, the premix is in an amount of about 12 to 15 parts by weight and consists of pea flour and said pea fibers and triticale fibers, the pea flour being in an amount of at least about 32.3% by weight of the premix, the pea hull fibers being in an amount of at least about 37% by weight of the premix, and the triticale fibers being at least about 23% the premix.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 40 words

The composition of claim 1 further characterized in that both the pea hull fibers and triticale fibers are of sizes that all will pass through a 16 mesh screen and at least 20% will pass through an 80 mesh screen.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 26 words

The composition of claim 1 wherein at least a major portion of the pea hull fibers are of sizes to pass through an 80 mesh screen.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 22 words

The composition of claim 1 wherein at least about 100% of the pea hull fibers will pass through an 80 mesh screen.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 41 words

The composition of claim 5 wherein at least most of the triticale fibers are of a size to pass through a 20 mesh screen, the pea hull fibers to triticale ratio is about 2.5:1, and the premix is about 10.4 parts.

Claim 8

Independent Claim 88 words

A method of making an edible cereal grain based product having a high fiber content that include bakery goods and extruded goods, the step of forming a dough by combining dough ingredients which include a cereal grain flour, water, pea hull fibers and triticale hull fibers with the ratio of pea fiber to triticale fiber being within the range of about 1:2 to 6:1 and the weight of the combination of pea hull fibers and triticale fibers being at least about 5 parts to 100 parts of flour.

Claim 9

Independent Claim 88 words

A method of making an edible cereal grain based product having a high fiber content that include bakery goods and extruded goods, the step of forming a dough by combining dough ingredients which include a cereal grain flour, water, pea hull fibers and triticale hull fibers with the ratio of pea fiber to triticale fiber being within the range of about 1:2 to 6:1 and the weight of the combination of pea hull fibers and triticale fibers being at least about 5 parts to 100 parts of flour.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 37 words

The method of claim 7 wherein all of the pea hull and triticale fibers are of size to pass through a 16 mesh screen and at least 20% of each will pass through an 80 mesh screen.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 22 words

The method of claim 7 wherein flour is wheat flour and the dough is shaped and baked to form a bread product.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 26 words

The method of claim 7 wherein the flour is either a corn flour or a semolina flour, and after the dough is made it is extruded.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 29 words

The method of claim 7 wherein the pea hull fibers are of a size that at least a major portion of them will pass through an 80 mesh screen.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 34 words

The method of claim 7 wherein all the pea hull fibers will pass through an 80 mesh screen and that at least substantially all the triticale fibers will pass through a 20 mesh screen.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 57 words

A bread product dough comprising wheat flour, water, a leavening agent, sugar, shorting pea hull fibers and triticale fibers, the weight of pea and triticale fibers being about 5 to 32 parts by weight per 100 parts of flour and the ratio of pea fibers to triticale fibers being in the range of about 1:2 to 6:1.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 57 words

A bread product dough comprising wheat flour, water, a leavening agent, sugar, shorting pea hull fibers and triticale fibers, the weight of pea and triticale fibers being about 5 to 32 parts by weight per 100 parts of flour and the ratio of pea fibers to triticale fibers being in the range of about 1:2 to 6:1.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 63 words

An extruded edible product such as pasta, cereal and snack goods comprising a cereal grain flour, water, pea hull fibers and triticale fibers, the weight of pea hull fibers and triticale fibers being about 5 to 32 parts be weight per 100 parts of flour and the ratio of pea fibers to triticale fibers being within the ratio of about 1:2 to 6:1.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 63 words

An extruded edible product such as pasta, cereal and snack goods comprising a cereal grain flour, water, pea hull fibers and triticale fibers, the weight of pea hull fibers and triticale fibers being about 5 to 32 parts be weight per 100 parts of flour and the ratio of pea fibers to triticale fibers being within the ratio of about 1:2 to 6:1.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 17 words

The product of claim 14 wherein the product is pasta and its cereal grain flour is semolina.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 82 words

A composition for making a high fiber content bread, comprising 100 parts by weight wheat flour and about 12 to 15 parts by weight of a premix that includes pea flour and pea hull fibers wherein substantially all of the pea hull fibers will pass through a 16 mesh screen and at least about 20% will pass through an 80 mesh screen and the pea hull fibers are of at least about 4.4 parts by weight per 100 parts of wheat flour.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 82 words

A composition for making a high fiber content bread, comprising 100 parts by weight wheat flour and about 12 to 15 parts by weight of a premix that includes pea flour and pea hull fibers wherein substantially all of the pea hull fibers will pass through a 16 mesh screen and at least about 20% will pass through an 80 mesh screen and the pea hull fibers are of at least about 4.4 parts by weight per 100 parts of wheat flour.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 34 words

The composition of claim 16 wherein the premix contains about 23% to 65% triticale fibers and that the pea flour is in an amount of at least about 13% by weight of the premix.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 29 words

The composition of claim 16 wherein the pea flour in the premix is in an amount to provide at least about 3.9 parts by weight on a flour basis.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 23 words

The composition of claim 16 wherein the premix includes at least about 37% by weight of pea hull fibers on a premix basis.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 26 words

The composition of claim 16 wherein the amount of triticale fibers in the premix is at least about 2.76 parts per 100 parts of wheat flour.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 20 words

The composition of claim 16 wherein substantially all of the pea hull fibers will pass through a 80 mesh screen.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 27 words

The composition of claim 21, wherein the amount of triticale hull fibers in the premix is at least about 2.76 parts per 100 parts of wheat flour.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 29 words

The composition of claim 21 wherein the amount of pea flour in the premix is of at least about 3.9 parts by weight per 100 parts of wheat flour.

Claim 29

Independent Claim 91 words

A method of making a bakery product having a high fiber content comprising the step of forming a dough by combining bakery ingredients including wheat flour, water, sugar, a leavening agent, pea flour and pea hull fibers, substantially all of the pea hull fibers being of a size to pass through a 16 mesh screen and at least 20% of a size to pass through a 80 mesh screen, and the amount of pea hull fibers being in an amount of at least 4.4 parts per 100 parts of wheat flour.

Claim 30

Independent Claim 91 words

A method of making a bakery product having a high fiber content comprising the step of forming a dough by combining bakery ingredients including wheat flour, water, sugar, a leavening agent, pea flour and pea hull fibers, substantially all of the pea hull fibers being of a size to pass through a 16 mesh screen and at least 20% of a size to pass through a 80 mesh screen, and the amount of pea hull fibers being in an amount of at least 4.4 parts per 100 parts of wheat flour.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 30 words

The method of claim 24 wherein the bakery ingredients include triticale hull fibers in an amount of at least about 2.76 parts by weight per 100 parts of wheat flour.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 36 words

The method of claim 25 wherein the weight ratio of pea hull fibers to triticale hull fibers is about 2.5/1 and the amount of pea hull and triticale is about 10.4% on a weight flour basis.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 26 words

The method of claim 24 wherein the pea flour is in an amount of at least 3.9 parts by weight per 100 parts of weight flour.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 24 words

The method of claim 27 wherein substantially all of the pea hull fibers are of a size to pass through a 80 mesh screen.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1990-12-07	1991-06-08	1991-12-08	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1994-12-07	1995-06-08	1995-12-08	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1998-12-07	1999-06-08	1999-12-08	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

High fiber bread and extruded products

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