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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 1985
Filed:
May. 18, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles V Fulger, Millwood, NY (US);
Allan G Bradbury, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Foods Corporation, White Plains, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426622 ; 426463 ; 426516 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the modification of bran comprising forming a bran and water feed having a bran to water ratio of from 5.5:1 to 10:1 and extruding the feed in a counter-rotating twin screw extruder under high temperature and high shear conditions. The modified bran is more readily millable and when milled will possess a mouthfeel with an absence of grittiness and a greater functionality in a food product.