Patent · US Expired

Method for preparing snack food

US6153242A · kind A · utility

5Cited by
5References
23Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJan 11, 1999
Grant dateNov 28, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 11, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S426/808
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for preparing a snack food comprises the steps of subjecting dough for snack foods to a puffing treatment through hot-air drying and then incorporating, into the puffed snack dough, oils and fats having a saturated fatty acid content of not more than 40% and an unsaturated fatty acid content of not less than 50%, as an oil and fat component. The method permits the preparation of a snack food that makes it possible to provide the smooth and easy melting ability of the oil and fat component in the mouth, which has light taste and texture and leaves a pleasant aftertaste.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.