Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for preparing oat bran enriched in β-glucan and oat products prepared therefrom
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Application No.: US12389537Application Date: 2009-02-20
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Publication No.: US08097290B2Publication Date: 2012-01-17
- Inventor: John H Hellweg , John D McKeehen , Michael Dietsch
- Applicant: John H Hellweg , John D McKeehen , Michael Dietsch
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: General Mills IP Holdings II, LLC
- Current Assignee: General Mills IP Holdings II, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agent Everett G. Diederikes, Jr.; John A. O'Toole
- Main IPC: A23L1/164
- IPC: A23L1/164

Abstract:
Dry milling methods for preparing oat products enriched in the content of β-glucan and methods for preparing foodstuffs incorporating such an enriched oat product especially ready-to-eat cereals are provided. Heat conditioned dehulled oats are dry milled to form a coarse whole non defatted oat flour and then, without a preceding removal of fat, dry fractionated into coarser bran and finer oat flour fractions at multiple stages. The coarse oat flour is first dry classified to separate or form a coarser fraction oat bran containing more concentrated β-glucan and a finer oat flour or starch containing or endosperm containing fraction. The oat bran is subjected to second and third rounds of milling and classification to form a high β-glucan content (>7-9%) oat bran and a low β-glucan content (3%) oat flour. The oat bran and oat flours can be used to prepare foodstuffs such as ready-to-eat cereals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090155424A1 Methods for Preparing Oat Bran Enriched in Beta-Glucan and Oat Products Prepared Therefrom Public/Granted day:2009-06-18
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