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US 11,889,840 B2Granted
Breakfast biscuit with slowly available glucose
AssigneeGenerale Biscuit
InventorsMonika Okoniewska, Isabel Moreira De Almeida, Agathe Arlotti, Lionel Lanvin, Jérôme Clément, Gautier Cesbron Lavau
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Abstract
Methods and products related to a baked cereal product having an SAG content of greater than about 15 g per 100 g of the baked cereal product, a moisture level of less than about 5 wt % of the baked cereal product, and seeds.
Claims24
A baked cereal product comprising:
- a slowly available glucose (SAG) content of greater than about 15 g per 100 g of the baked cereal product, a moisture level of less than about 5 wt % of the baked cereal product, a water activity of about 0.3 or less, a total flour content consisting essentially of refined flour and whole grain flour, wherein the refined flour is present in an amount of about 40 wt % to about 60 wt % of the baked cereal product and wherein the whole grain flour is present in an amount up to 6.5 wt % of the baked cereal product, and seeds in the form of grits, cuts, or combinations thereof, and wherein the seeds in the form of grits, cuts, or combinations thereof contribute to the SAG content of the baked cereal product and are present in an amount of 3 wt % to 25 wt % and wherein the total flour content consists essentially of wheat flour.
A method for preparing a baked cereal product comprising:
- (a) preparing a dough comprising refined flour in an amount of about 40 wt % to about 60 wt % and up to 6.5 wt % whole grain flour, and seeds in the form of grits, cuts, or combinations thereof, and wherein the seeds in the form of grits, cuts, or combinations thereof are present in an amount of 3 wt % to 25 wt %, and wherein the total flour content consists essentially of wheat flour;
- (b) forming the dough to provide a dough piece;
- (c) baking the dough piece to provide a baked cereal product having a moisture content of less than about 5 wt %, a water activity of about 0.3 or less, and such that the baked cereal product has a post-baked slowly available glucose (SAG) content of at least about 15 g per about 100 g of the baked cereal product.
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