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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 1990
Filed:
May. 23, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Suja P Finnerty, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Marvin K Lenz, Algonquin, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426457 ; 426461 ; 426462 ; 426618 ; 426619 ;
Abstract
High-temperature, low-moisture partial gelatinization of oat groats, having a moisture level between 10-20%, sufficient to drop the moisture level to between 3-6%, inclusive, can be used to prepare a flaked oat cereal which is shelf stable, provided the moisture levels of the post gelatinized oats are returned to critical levels of 8-12% inclusive, within 100 minutes after the heat treatment, and provided the flaking step takes place within 48 hours after the end of the remoisturization step.