The Quaker Oats Company

Jodee Johnson

YiFang Chu

Marianne O'Shea

Marianne O'shea

Yifang Chu

Yuhui Shi

Exemplary embodiments provide oat fractions, and methods of producing the oat fractions, of the speciesthat has a concentration of total Avenanthramides that is from about 2 to about 25 wt. %, and up to about 30 wt. % or more, higher than the concentration before treatment with infrared energy. The higher concentration is achieved without treatment with enzymes or exposure to fungal agents to increase the concentration of total Avenanthramides. Instead, the enhanced concentration of Avenanthramides is achieved through exposure to infrared energy for a selected period of time.

Oat fractions with enhanced Avenanthramide concentration and methods of making

A composition and method for an avenanthramide-enriched, oat-based product having improved health effects. The oat-based product includes an avenanthramide ingredient having avenanthramides 2c:2p:2f in ratios comprising at least one of 1:1:1 or 1:2:2. More particularly, the avenanthramide ingredient may be derived synthetically or recovered from processing raw oats into constituent oat fractions.

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Jodee Johnson