Process for extrusion of bran products
CA 1332124 C · Owner: Kraft General Foods, Inc. · Inventors: Calandro, Thomas; Verrico, Marsha Kay; Straka, Robert
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A cereal product is produced continuously from bran using a twin screw extruder which blends and cooks the dry bran with syrup. The cooked mixture is then passed through a headspace between the tips of the extruder screws and the extrusion die, and extruded through a die head having a plurality of bores. The extrudate strands expand only slightly, have a roughened outer surface that is visible to the eye, and spontaneously break into strands almost entirely in the range of .1 inch to 2 inches. The strands are then dried and toasted to form bran cereal nuggets.
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- Granted September 27, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 27, 2011.
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