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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Curtis T Simmons, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426231 ; 426482 ; 241-9 ;
Abstract
A method of reducing the allergenicity of psyllium seed husks. The method comprises selecting that portion of a quantity of coarsely ground psyllium seeds having a particle size greater than a predetermined particle size in order to selectively reduce the allergenicity of the psyllium seed husks. Preferably, the coarsely ground psyllium seeds are separated based on particle size by passing coarsely ground psyllium seed husks through at least one sizing means or screen, and preferably through at least two vertically aligned sizing means of decreasing opening size.