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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2023
Applicant:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
David J. Domingues, Plymouth, MN (US);
Steven R. Pretzel, Lakeville, MN (US);
Yuewei Hu, Plymouth, MN (US);
Craig A. Dowd, Eagan, MN (US);
James P. Michaels, Blaine, MN (US);
Assignee:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B 9/26 (2006.01); A01N 37/36 (2006.01); A23B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B 9/26 (2013.01); A01N 37/36 (2013.01); A23B 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for inoculating a grain suitable for use in testing methods of reducing bacterial load are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of reducing bacterial load on a grain by using elevated temperature and an organic acid. Also disclosed are methods of tempering a grain at an elevated temperature and reduced time as compared to standard tempering methods.