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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2017
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Carina Claudia Cammarota, Navarra, ES;
Christine S.t. Ng, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jonas Plaza Garcia, La Rioja, ES;
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Gluten-free tortillas are made from a composition including a gluten-free flour mixture constituting from 50-60% of weight of the composition, with the gluten-free flour mixture consisting of a combination of rice or tapioca flour, oat flour andflour. In particular embodiments, the flour mixture includes substantially equal amounts of the rice or tapioca flour, oat flour andflour by weight of the composition. In addition, the composition includes an enzyme for structural integrity purposes. In embodiments utilizing rice flour in the tri-flour blend, the composition can also comprises about 8% by weight of tapioca starch. Further, the gluten-free tortilla may be soft flat tortilla or a soft shaped tortilla having a formed shape selected from a cup, bowl, U- or square bottomed shaped taco shell, boat, tube, envelope or cone.