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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2003
Applicant:
Aziz Chafic Awad, Lansing, MI (US);
Inventor:
Aziz Chafic Awad, Lansing, MI (US);
Assignee:
Urth Tech, LLC, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/105 (2006.01); A21D 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for preparation of starchy foods prior to cooking to reduce formation of acrylamide is described. The process uses microorganisms to metabolize sugars in the food sufficiently to reduce formation of the acrylamide. The foods include fried and baked starchy foods including potato chips, cereals, breads, tortilla chips, pretzels, crackers and the like.