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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
Henry J. Camin, Pocatello, ID (US);
Lawrence G. Johnson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Rick C. Norton, Pocatello, ID (US);
Joel R. Tinsley, Blackfoot, ID (US);
Richard A. Williams, Plymouth, MN (US);
Basic American, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A starchy food-based fat mimetic suitable for use in smooth-textured products, and methods of making the fat mimetic are disclosed. In one method, potato granules are comminuted to fine particles so that at least 90% by weight of the fine potato particles have a particle size of less than about 50 microns. The potato granules can be comminuted by dispersing the potato granules in an aqueous liquid to form a slurry and homogenizing the slurry. The homogenized slurry can be used as a fat mimetic, or it can be dried to form a potato powder which can be added to food products as a fat mimetic. Also, mimetics made by the same process from other starch foods such as fresh potatoes, potato flakes, corn, wheat, rice or beans.