Granola-type food product and method
US6387436B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L7/126
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A grain product is provided that contains flaked grains stabilized in a solid foam matrix that contains no added fat and cohesively binds together the flaked grains. The solid foam matrix has an expanded volume formed by introduction of a gas, which may be formed in situ by evolution of a gas upon reaction of at least one gas-releasing compound with at least one material selected from the group consisting of an acid or an acidic salt when the foam matrix materials are in a fluid state. Preferably, the gas-releasing compound is a leavening agent or virtually any chemical compound that, by reaction with another compound, results in the evolution of a gas in a sufficient amount to form the desired liquid foam that can be dried or cured to form a solid foam matrix. The flaked grain product typically having a density in the range of from about 22 lb/ft3 to about 31 lb/ft3. In this embodiment of the invention, the grain product comprises flaked grain or grains bound together in a solid foam matrix which binds together the flaked grain or grains. The method can include reacting a gas-releasing compound with at least one material selected from the group consisting of an acid and a salt of …
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