Puffed high fiber R-T-E cereal and method of preparation

Details Puffed high fiber R-T-E cereal and method of preparation Puffed high fiber R-T-E cereal and method of preparation

1991-05-08

1993-01-05

Hunter, Jeanette

Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products

Products per se, or processes of preparing or treating...

Plant material is basic ingredient other than extract,...

426448, 426449, 426559, 426620, 426621, A23L 118

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051769360

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are puffed ready-to-eat breakfast cereal products having a high Total Dietary Fiber content which nonetheless exhibit desirable crispness. The cereal products are characterized by specific densities of about 0.075 to 0.35 g/cc. The Total Dietary Fiber content of the cereal compositions is about 2.5-12 g/oz or about 9% to 42%. The total fat content of the puffed cereal is less than about 4%. The cereal base is in the form of a hollow, pillow shaped piece comprising a thin shell surrounding the hollow core. In preferred embodiments, the cereal is provided with a low level of a sugar presweetening coating. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the puffed high fiber R-T-E cereals from pellets in sheet form.

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