Milled Cassava Product
AssigneeAmerican Key Food Products
InventorCarter Foss
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a milled cassava product comprising a certain size distribution of milled cassava particle that is especially useful as a substitute for wheat or other gluten-containing flours. The present invention also relates to methods for producing the milled cassava product. Further, the present invention relates to foodstuffs comprising the milled cassava product, especially those that have reduced gluten or are gluten-free.
Claims28
A milled cassava product comprising particles of milled cassava, wherein the particle size distribution as determined by OCS Test 2839 (4th edition) is:
- less than about 1% of the particles are held on a #40(US) sieve when the size distribution is determined with a #40(US) sieve;
- and
- (ii) from about 40% to about 65% of the particles are held on a #80(US) sieve when the size distribution is determined with a #40(US) sieve and a #80(US) sieve.
A milled cassava product comprising particles of milled cassava, wherein the particle size distribution as determined by OCS Test 2839 (4th edition) is:
- (i) less than about 0.5% of the particles are held on a #40(US) sieve when the size distribution is determined with a #40(US) sieve;
- and
- (ii) from about 50% to about 60% of the particles are held on a #80(US) sieve when the size distribution is determined with a #40(US) sieve and a #80(US) sieve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.