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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2011
Applicant:
Girish Ganjyal, Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Girish Ganjyal, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23P 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for making an expanded snack piece using supercritical fluid extrusion is disclosed. A mixture of shear thinning starch and heat-sensitive ingredients are input into an extruder, hydrated, and mixed with supercritical fluid. The extrudate can be subjected to further processing to set or alter its structure.