The Procter Gamble Company

The Proctor 'Gamble Company

Lori J Toman

Nancy Coultrip Dawes

Maria Dolores Villagran

David Arthur Lanner

Martin A Mishkin

Stephen Edward McKee

Craig Lynn Hailey

Michael Joseph Sonny

Stephen Paul Zimmerman

Henri Theo Leonie Ruers

Kenneth D Byars

Henri Theo-Leonie Ruers

Snack chip

Disclosed is a process for making from dough a reduced-fat fried snack which has a more expanded, lighter structure than conventional fried snacks. A dough is formed which contains from 50% to 70% flour (preferably potato flour), at least 3% hydrolyzed starches, from 1% to 10% calcium carbonate, and a relatively low level of added water (20% to 40%). The dough is formed into a sheet from which snack pieces are cut and fried. The fried snack pieces contain only 18% to 38% fat. The fried snack pieces are from 1% to 14% larger by volume as compared to conventional fried snack pieces of equal weight.

Process for making reduced-fat fried snacks with lighter, more expanded

An improved method for the production of extruded cereal grain-based fried food products having improved qualities is provided. In the improved method, the cereal grain-based food product is formed by extrusion of a cereal grain dough mass containing a gum such as carboxymethyl cellulose and optionally a protein, followed by frying the extruded cereal grain dough to produce a fried cereal grain food product having reduced gumminess or toothpacking and grittiness.

Method of production of extruded cereal grain-based food products having

An improved method for the production of extruded cereal grain-based fried food products having improved qualities is provided. In the improved method, the cereal grain-based food product is formed by extrusion of a cereal grain dough mass containing a protein, followed by frying the extruded cereal grain dough to produce a fried cereal grain food product having reduced gumminess or toothpacking and grittiness.

Method of production of extruded protein-containing cereal grain-based

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