Whole grain flour and products including same
AssigneeConagra Foods Food Ingredients Company, Inc.
InventorsElizabeth A. Arndt, Theodore Korolchuk
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Abstract
The present invention is a grain product. The grain product includes a first fraction including bran. The first fraction is milled to a first particle size of less than 500 micrometers. The grain product also includes a second fraction including germ. The second fraction is milled to a second particle size of less than 500 micrometers. The grain product is at least one of: a food product, a nutritional supplement, a dietary supplement, a fiber supplement, a digestive supplement, a functional food, and a medical food.
Claims45
A whole grain flour comprising:
- a refined flour constituent;
- and
- a coarse fraction, the coarse fraction including at least one of bran and germ, the coarse fraction being blended with the refined flour constituent;
- wherein 98% of particles by weight of the whole grain flour are less than 212 micrometers, and
- wherein enzymes found within the bran and germ are inactivated in order to stabilize the whole grain flour.
A coarse fraction, milled from an unmilled grain, the coarse fraction comprising:
- a first fraction including bran, the first fraction being milled to a first particle size of less than 500 micrometers;
- and
- a second fraction including germ, the second fraction milled to a second particle size of less than 500 micrometers.
A grain product, comprising:
- a first fraction including bran, the first fraction being milled to a first particle size of less than 500 micrometers;
- and
- a second fraction including germ, the second fraction milled to a second particle size of less than 500 micrometers,
- wherein the grain product is at least one of:
- a food product, a nutritional supplement, a dietary supplement, a fiber supplement, a digestive supplement, a functional food, and a medical food.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.