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Process for producing high fiber expanded cereals
Assignee: General Foods Corp
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Filing: 1985-09-19
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Granted: 1988-07-26
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Expires: 2005-09-19
Abstract
Abstract The invention describes an improved process for producing a high fiber content direct expanded ready-to-eat breakfast cereal wherein the improvement lies in the incorporation of a bran material of a particle size of from 5 to 100 microns in the feedstock. The incorporation of bran material within this particle size will allow the production of a ready-to-eat breakfast cereal containing a specific density of from 0.15 to 0.40 grams per cc.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles Von Fulger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:57
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/161; A23L7/165; A23L7/17
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
In a process for producing a high fiber content, ready-to-eat breakfast cereal of the type produced by admixing water with cereal dough ingredients, including an amount of bran sufficient to produce a fiber content within the range of 3 to 9 percent crude fiber by weight in the ready-to-eat breakfast cereal product and extruding the mixture under time and temperature conditions sufficient to produce expansion of the cereal dough upon exiting a cooker-extruder, the improvement comprising incorporating a bran material in the cereal dough ingredients, said bran material having an average particle size of from 5 to 100 microns which upon expansion after exiting the cooker extruder will produce a ready-to-eat cereal of a specific density of from 0.15 to 0.40 grams per cc.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
In a process for producing a high fiber content, ready-to-eat breakfast cereal of the type produced by admixing water with cereal dough ingredients, including an amount of bran sufficient to produce a fiber content within the range of 3 to 9 percent crude fiber by weight in the ready-to-eat breakfast cereal product and extruding the mixture under time and temperature conditions sufficient to produce expansion of the cereal dough upon exiting a cooker-extruder, the improvement comprising incorporating a bran material in the cereal dough ingredients, said bran material having an average particle size of from 5 to 100 microns which upon expansion after exiting the cooker extruder will produce a ready-to-eat cereal of a specific density of from 0.15 to 0.40 grams per cc.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the ready-to-eat breakfast cereal is of a density of from 0.17 to 0.25 grams per cc.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the bran material is of an average particle size of from 40 to 80 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the ready-to-eat breakfast cereal contains a level of crude fiber of from 4 to 7 percent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the ready-to-eat breakfast cereal contains a level of dietary fiber of from 15 to 45 percent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the ready-to-eat breakfast cereal contains a level of dietary fiber of from 20 to 35 percent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the bran material is selected from the group consisting of wheat, corn, barley, rye, oat, and combinations thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the bran material is corn bran.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the bran material is wheat bran.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the cereal dough ingredients comprise greater than 90 percent bran.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process according to claim 10 wherein the cereal dough ingredients comprise greater than 95 percent bran.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process according to claim 11 wherein the cereal dough ingredients comprise 100 percent bran.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process according to claim 12 wherein the cereal dough ingredients comprise 100% heavy wheat bran.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process according to claim 12 wherein the cereal dough ingredients comprise approximately 50% heavy wheat bran and approximately 50% light wheat bran.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process according to claim 12 wherein the cereal dough ingredients comprise approximately 70% heavy wheat bran and 30% light wheat bran.
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