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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Josef Burri, Epalinges, CH;
Claude Guex, Yverdon-les-Bains, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/164 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/164 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a psyllium husk containing intermediate product and a process to prepare intermediate product. The psyllium husk containing intermediate product contains a cooked-extruded mixture of from about 84 to 96% of psyllium husk, up to about 8% of oil or fat, up to about 10% of cereal bran, up to about 10% of vegetable binder, and up to about 1.5% of a stabilizer against oxidation. The invention also relates to a ready-to-eat cereal product containing psyllium husk containing the intermediate product and a process for manufacturing the ready-to-eat cereal product.