US4707371A
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Process for preparing dried pre-gelatinized cereal grain
Assignee: House Foods Corp
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Filing: 1986-02-13
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Granted: 1987-11-17
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Expires: 2006-02-13
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides a process for preparing dried pre-gelatinized cereal grain, in particular for instant food, which make it possible to obtain dried pre-gelatinized cereal grain that can be rapidly reconstituted with hot water and that has better taste after reconstitution with hot water than other dried grain materials. The process for preparing dried pre-gelatinized cereal grain involves subjecting pre-gelatinized grain to both high temperature water-immersing treatment and low temperature water-immersing treatment so as to adjust the water content thereof to between 73 and 84 weight % and then drying it.
Inventors
- 👤 Noriaki Yamaguchi
- 👤 Shozo Sugano
- 👤 Kayo Enomoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 09:56
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/196; A23L7/1965; A23L5/00; A23L5/10; A23L5/13; A23V; A23V2002/00; A23V2300/00; A23V2300/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A process for preparing dried pre-gelatinized cereal grain, which comprises subjecting pre-gelatinized cereal grain to a high temperature water-immersing treatment for 5 to 25 minutes at a temperature of 50° to 85° C. followed by a low temperature water-immersing treatment for 15 to 25 minutes at a temperature of 15° to 30° C. so as to adjust the water content thereof to between 73 and 84 weight %; and then drying the resulting cereal grain.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A process for preparing dried pre-gelatinized cereal grain, which comprises subjecting pre-gelatinized cereal grain to a high temperature water-immersing treatment for 5 to 25 minutes at a temperature of 50° to 85° C. followed by a low temperature water-immersing treatment for 15 to 25 minutes at a temperature of 15° to 30° C. so as to adjust the water content thereof to between 73 and 84 weight %; and then drying the resulting cereal grain.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the pre-gelatinized cereal grain has a water content of 60 to 72 weight %.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein dried pre-gelatinized grain has a water content of 6 to 13 weight %.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the cereal grain particles are unbound from each other during the water-immersion treatments.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the cereal grain particles are unbound from each other after the water-immersion treatments.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the pre-gelatinized grain is a cereal grain selected from the group consisting of rice and barley.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein the grain is dried at a temperature of 75° to 90° C., 20 to 45 RH% for 60 to 240 minutes by hot-air drying.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein there is used, as the pre-gelatinized grain, pre-gelatinized rice obtained by cooking at a temperature of 95° to 130° C. for 10 to 60 minutes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process as set forth in claim 1 wherein there is used, as the pre-gelatinized grain, pre-gelatinized barley obtained by cooking at a temperature of 110° to 130° C. for 20 to 50 minutes.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-11-16 | 1995-05-18 | 1995-11-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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