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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:
Jan. 24, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Aimee M Bedard, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Grace H Lai, Portage, MI (US);
Richard D Wullschleger, Blandon, PA (US);
James G Kincaid, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426557 ; 426451 ; 426573 ;
Abstract
The invention provides for a pasta product, that is enriched with a psyllium composition, wherein the psyllium is present in an amount from about 1.0 g to about 5.0 g per two ounces of pasta product. Also provided is a method to incorporate a psyllium product which comprises pretreating the psyllium so as to prepare it for combination with a pasta flour, such as semolina flour. The resulting pasta product has a sufficient amount of psyllium to alter the level of serum cholesterol in the consumer.