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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitchell L Ringe, Maple Grove, MN (US);
James R Stoll, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ; A21D / ; A21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 57 ; 424439 ; 424441 ; 426-2 ; 426-3 ; 426560 ; 426620 ; 426621 ; 426800 ; 426804 ; 426808 ; 514 54 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are ready-to-eat cereals containing high levels of psyllium husk and methods for their preparation. The cereals contain about 2% to 37% psyllium, about 20% to 80% of a starchy cereal component, and about 5% to 15% insoluble fiber. The weight ratio of soluble to insoluble fiber ranges from about 1 to 5:1. The total fructose content is less than about 5%. The minimum soluble fiber content is 3 g/oz.