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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
May. 27, 2020
Applicant:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Caleb I Heck, Champlin, MN (US);
Steven C Robie, Champlin, MN (US);
Goeran Walther, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23J 3/26 (2006.01); A23L 33/17 (2016.01); A23P 30/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23J 3/26 (2013.01); A23L 33/17 (2016.08); A23P 30/20 (2016.08); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to extruded protein compositions suitable for thermal processing and thermally processed protein compositions made from extruded protein compositions. In particular, a thermally processed protein composition has a particular protein content with protein fibers in a generally parallel orientation, and a particular hardness, chewiness and springiness.