Soy containing breakfast cereal
US6303177A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L7/17
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a breakfast cereal for human consumption that contains at least one cereal grain and a soy material selected from soy flour, soy grits, soy flakes, a comminuted whole soybean material, or combinations thereof. The soy material contains at most 20 .mu.mol/g raffinose and 35 .mu.mol/g stachyose, and at least 200 .mu.mol/g sucrose. A process for producing such a breakfast cereal is also provided in which at least one cereal grain and a soy material selected from a soy flour, soy grits, soy flakes, a comminuted whole soybean material, or combinations thereof are blended, cooked to form a cereal dough, and a ready-to-eat cereal is formed from the cereal dough. The soy material contains at most 20 .mu.mol/g raffinose and 35 .mu.mol/g stachyose, and at least 200 .mu.mol/g sucrose. A process of reducing coronary heart disease risk in a human is also provided in which a cereal containing a soy material containing at most 20 .mu.mol/g raffinose and 35 .mu.mol/g stachyose, and at least 200 .mu.mol/g sucrose is administered to a human.
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