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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:
Feb. 28, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bryan D Tarr, Missoula, MT (US);
Steven H Bixby, Lolo, MT (US);
Assignee:
Nurture, Inc., Missoula, MT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426573 ; 426656 ; 426661 ; 426804 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel fat substitute composition, comprised primarily of a defatted and substantially nondenatured proteinaceous particulate material, that, in a preferred embodiment is derived from seed grains, and most preferably oats. In addition, a method of making such compositions and using the same to produce food products having a reduced caloric count, creamy texture, and suitable mouth-feel, is disclosed. Further, a method to vary the viscosity of the resulting food products is disclosed, through changing the ratio of starch to protein in the fat substitute.