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Starch snack foods
Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
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Filing: 1992-03-10
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Granted: 1994-06-14
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Expires: 2012-03-10
Abstract
Abstract The invention is a continuous process and a product of the process for preparing a low fat content chip-like baked snack food from a composition containing at least one ingredient having starch. Water and the ingredient having starch comprise substantially all of the ingredients of the composition. The method involves mixing and heating the composition in a cooker extruder or continuous mixer to form a dough-like consistency. In the most preferred embodiments of the invention the ingredient including starch is either a corn or a potato ingredient. The heating is conducted until the composition obtains a temperature of from about 130° F. to about 260° F. The composition is extruded under a pressure drop which substantially avoids expansion of the extrudate to obtain an extrudate having a water content of from about 25% by weight to about 60% by weight. The extrudate is sheeted, while hot. The sheeted composition is then laminated, reduced in thickness, formed into pieces, and baked in a conventional oven. During baking the exterior layer of the dough cooks rapidly and traps steam in the interior portion of the dough. Blisters and curls result in the final product that impart a chip-like appearance to the final product. An alternative embodiment includes applying a spray oil to the pieces before baking to obtain a final product having a flat cracker-like appearance.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard D. Fazzolare
- 👤 Joseph A. Szwerc
- 👤 Bernhard van Lengerich
- 👤 Rudolph J. Leschke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:54
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L19/00; A23L19/10; A23L19/12; A23L19/18; A23L19/19; A23L19/11; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/117; A23L7/13; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/808
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A starch-based snack comprising at least 65% by weight, based upon the weight of the snack, of a blend of a gluten-containing ingredient and at least one starch-containing ingredient selected from the group consisting of potato flour, potato flakes, potato granules, corn flour, corn meal, buckwheat flour, rice flour, barley flour, and tapioca, and less than about 20% by weight of shortening or fat, said snack being dockered to reduce checking and being produced by baking a laminated dough having a plurality of laminae, to obtain a crisp, chip-like texture, and a thin, flat chip-like appearance or a thin, partially delaminated, blistered chip-like appearance, said blistering being distributed over the surface of said snack.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
A starch-based snack comprising at least 65% by weight, based upon the weight of the snack, of a blend of a gluten-containing ingredient and at least one starch-containing ingredient selected from the group consisting of potato flour, potato flakes, potato granules, corn flour, corn meal, buckwheat flour, rice flour, barley flour, and tapioca, and less than about 20% by weight of shortening or fat, said snack being dockered to reduce checking and being produced by baking a laminated dough having a plurality of laminae, to obtain a crisp, chip-like texture, and a thin, flat chip-like appearance or a thin, partially delaminated, blistered chip-like appearance, said blistering being distributed over the surface of said snack.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 1 wherein said gluten-containing ingredient is at least one member selected from the group consisting of wheat flour, rye flour, sorghum flour, and graham flour.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 1 wherein said laminated dough has between 3 to 6 laminae.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 1 wherein said laminated dough is formed by folding a sheeted dough upon itself.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 3 wherein said laminated dough is formed by folding a sheeted dough upon itself.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 3 wherein the amount of shortening or fat is less than 10% by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 1 wherein the amount of said gluten-containing ingredient and at least one starch-containing ingredient is at least about 80% by weight, based upon the weight of the snack.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 1 wherein said at least one starch-containing ingredient is selected from the group consisting of potato flour, potato flakes, and potato granules.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 1 wherein said at least one starch-containing ingredient is selected from the group consisting of corn flour and corn meal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
73 words
A starch-based snack consisting essentially of at least one starch-containing ingredient selected from the group consisting of potato flour, potato flakes, corn flour, corn meal, and tapioca, and less than about 20% by weight of shortening or fat, said snack being produced by baking a laminated dough having between 3 to 6 laminae, to obtain a crisp, chip-like texture, and a thin, flat chip-like appearance or a thin, partially delaminated, blistered chip-like appearance.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
73 words
A starch-based snack consisting essentially of at least one starch-containing ingredient selected from the group consisting of potato flour, potato flakes, corn flour, corn meal, and tapioca, and less than about 20% by weight of shortening or fat, said snack being produced by baking a laminated dough having between 3 to 6 laminae, to obtain a crisp, chip-like texture, and a thin, flat chip-like appearance or a thin, partially delaminated, blistered chip-like appearance.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 10 wherein said laminated dough is formed by folding a sheeted dough upon itself.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 11 wherein said at least one starch-containing ingredient is selected from the group consisting of potato flour and potato flakes.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 12 wherein said at least one starch-containing ingredient is selected from the group consisting of corn flour and corn meal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 1 wherein said laminated dough has a thickness of about 1/32 of an inch.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 1 wherein said laminated dough is baked to obtain said thin, flat chip-like appearance.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 1 wherein said laminated dough is baked to obtain said thin, partially delaminated, blistered chip-like appearance, said blistering being distributed over the surface of said snack.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 10, wherein said laminated dough is baked to obtain said thin, flat chip-like appearance.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
A starch-based snack as claimed in claim 10, wherein said laminated dough is baked to obtain said thin, partially delaminated, blistered chip-like appearance, said blistering being distributed over the surface of said snack.
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