Expandable food products and methods of preparing same
US6171631A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L7/135
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for providing an expandable half-product is described comprising a starchy farinaceous material, wherein the starch molecules of the farinaceous material are unidirectionally aligned and form a matrix of randomly aligned starch molecules upon exposure to microwave radiation to form a puffed half-product having at least twice the dimensions of the unmicrowaved half-product.
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