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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Douglas L. Goedeken, Blaine, MN (US);
Eric T. Gugger, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jeffrey T. Huber, Robbinsdale, MN (US);
Michelle Manderfeld, Plymouth, MN (US);
Sara Rosene, New Hope, MN (US);
Kenneth Eugene Smith, North Oaks, MN (US);
Goeran Walther, Plymouth, MN (US);
Scott K. Whitman, New Hope, MN (US);
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A high-fat flour replacement includes a fat, an emulsifier, a protein, a starch and a soluble fiber. In preferred embodiments, the high-fat flour replacement is a finely ground particulate 'flour'. The high-fat flour replacement can have a macronutrient profile analogous to that of almond flour. A process for producing a high-fat flour replacement includes a step of forming an emulsion including a fat, water and an emulsifier and a step of combining the emulsion with a blend of dry ingredients to form a composition (e.g., using an extruder). The blend of dry ingredients includes a protein, a starch and a soluble fiber. In preferred embodiments, the composition is processed in an extruder to form an extruded material (e.g., in the form of pellets). The fat in the emulsion becomes trapped in the composition during extrusion. In preferred embodiments, the extruded material is then dried and milled/ground to form flour-sized particulates.