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US 4,613,507 AGranted
Malt-like flavor from cereal grain root cultures
AssigneeGeneral Foods Corporation
InventorsCharles V. Fulger, Gerhard J. Haas, Edwin B. Herman, Charles R. Lazarus
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Abstract
A process for producing a food composition possessing a malt-like flavor is disclosed. The process involves germinating a cereal grain seed until sprouted roots develop. The sprouted roots are explanted and are then grown on a nutrient medium. The cultured root are then harvested and heated to develop the malt-like flavor. The composition may be utilized as a source of malt flavor in a foodstuff or beverage.
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A process for the preparation of a composition possessing a malt-like flavor from a cereal grain which comprises:
- (a) germinating a cereal grain seed selected from the group consisting of wheat, barley, oats, rye, corn, rice or sorghum until sprouted roots develop therefrom;
- (b) explanting said sprouted roots from the cereal grain seed and placing them onto a nutrient medium;
- (c) culturing the roots until they have matured sufficiently for harvesting;
- (d) harvesting the cultured roots prior to production of necrotic material;
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- (e) heating the harvested cultured roots until a malt-like flavor is developed.
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