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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Ricardo Villota, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Guillermo Haro, Skokie, IL (US);
Laura G. Hill, Prospect Heights, IL (US);
Trevor A. Sweeney, Evanston, IL (US);
Ricardo Villota, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Guillermo Haro, Skokie, IL (US);
Laura G. Hill, Prospect Heights, IL (US);
Trevor A. Sweeney, Evanston, IL (US);
Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention provides for the use of a texture modifying agent added to nutritionally enhanced pasta dough, such as pasta dough with high levels of protein, so that a pasta product can be produced with a quality similar to that of conventional pasta. The texture modifying agent, which preferably includes an enzyme, permits the nutritionally enhanced pasta dough to be extruded in conventional pasta manufacturing equipment and to form a pasta product with a texture similar to typical semolina-based pasta.