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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2000
Maria Dolores Martinez-serna Villagran, Mason, OH (US);
Joan Carol Wooten, Wyoming, OH (US);
Jianjun LI, West Chester, OH (US);
Donald Ray Patton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Eileen Marie Boyle, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Maria Dolores Martinez-Serna Villagran, Mason, OH (US);
Joan Carol Wooten, Wyoming, OH (US);
Jianjun Li, West Chester, OH (US);
Donald Ray Patton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Eileen Marie Boyle, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Procter + Gamble Co., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A method for preparing dehydrated fruits, vegetables and tubers, particularly potato products. The steps of the method include: boiling the whole raw edible product or slices or pieces of the raw edible product for a time sufficient to partially cook the starch and soften the tissue of the edible product; comminuting the cooked product; and drying the comminuted product. The raw edible product is preferably unpeeled or partially peeled. The resulting dehydrated product: (1) retains more Vitamin C; (2) has a lighter color; (3) has a higher percent of free amylose; (4) has fewer broken cells; and (5) has fewer degradation products than a corresponding product produced by conventional methods.