The Procter Gamble Company

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

Maria Dolores Villagran

Stephen Paul Zimmerman

Martin A Mishkin

Nancy Coultrip Dawes

Lori J Toman

David Arthur Lanner

Yen-Ping Chin Hsieh

Yen C Hsieh

Gerald C McDonald

Thomas Northrup Asquith

Craig Lynn Hailey

Michael Joseph Sonny

Yonas Gisaw

Brandi R Cole

Oiki Sylvia Lai

Kenneth D Byars

Jennifer Kosky Nienaber

Fabricated snacks produced from doughs comprising (1) a potato-based flour component, (2) one or more polysaccharides selected from the group consisting of non-potato-based flour, starch, gum, or mixtures thereof, and (3) water are disclosed. The doughs are cohesive, non-adhesive, and sheetable, and the fabricated snacks produced therefrom have desired expansion, crispness, and mouthmelt.

Potato-based fabricated snacks made from continuously sheeted doughs and methods for controlling the texture and organoleptical properties thereof

A process for preparing reduced fat shaped snack products having a light, crispy, crunchy texture is disclosed. A sheetable dough comprising:

Fried snack pieces and process for preparing

Disclosed is the preparation of fruit and nut mixes with improved texture stability. Such mixes contain from about 15% to about 60% fruit and from about 40% to about 85% nuts wherein at least about 20% of the nuts are roasted and at least about 20% of the nuts have a crystalline sugar coating. The fruit for use in the mix has an initial water activity of from about 0.35 to about 0.70 and an initial moisture content of from about 7% to about 18% water. The roasted nuts for use in the mix have an initial water activity of from about 0.05 to about 0.40 and an initial moisture content of up to about 3% water. Once the fruit and nuts are combined, they are allowed to equilibrate in a moisture impervious environment to an equilibrium water activity of from about 0.35 to about 0.58 and a percent moisture to equilibrium water activity ratio of the fruit of from about 17:1 to about 32:1.

Preparation of fruit and nut mixes with improved texture and texture

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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West Chester, OH, United States of America

Maria Dolores Villagran