Patent · US Expired

Microwavable, uncooked starch-containing, dry mixes

US4944955A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 7, 1988
Grant dateJul 31, 1990
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Expiry dateDec 7, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23L29/212
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A dry cooked pudding mix which can be prepared in a microwave oven without stirring during the cooking step, said mix containing sweetener, uncooked starch, spray-cooked and dried pregelatinized starch, dispersant and a cool-water soluble hydrocolloid gum. The pregelatinized starch has a critical particle size distribution wherein at least 30%, preferably at least 60%, by weight of the starch is retained on a 270 U.S. Standard Sieve and no more than 1% by weight is retained on an 80 U.S. Standard Sieve.

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