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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
James P Zallie, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Paul A Altieri, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Chung-Wai Chiu, Westfield, NJ (US);
Matthew Henley, Somerville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21D / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426549 ; 426516 ; 426557 ; 426560 ; 426578 ; 426661 ;
Abstract
A method to increase the fiber content of extruded foods by the addition of resistant starch to starting dough mixes for extruded food products which increases the total dietary fiber of the extruded food product, and also increases expansion and improves the texture of the extruded food over compositions that do not contain the resistant starch and over compositions that are fortified with other forms of dietary fiber, such as oat bran or wheat bran.