US 6,777,020 B2Granted

Potato flakes

AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company

InventorsMaria Dolores Martinez-Serna Villagran, Eileen Marie Boyle, Jianjun Li, Marko Stojanovic, David Kee Yang, Donald Ray Patton, Helena Aino Soini

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Abstract

Disclosed are a potato flakes and the method for making the same. The potato flakes can be used to produce food products such as mashed potatoes, potato patties, potato pancakes, and potato snacks.

Claims17

Dependent claims

Potato flakes comprising:

(a) less than about 70% broken cells;
and
(b) a soluble Amylose to soluble Amylopectin ratio of from about 0.4 to about 4.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 09/907,059Filed 17 Jul 2001 · continuation in part
Priority: 26 Apr 1999
Published: US 2002/0142085 A13 Oct 2002
Granted: 17 Aug 2004
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

A23B 7/03
Dehydrating; Subsequent reconstitution: drying raw potatoes
A23B 2/945
Thin-layer drying, drum drying or roller drying: drum- or roller-drying
A23B 7/02
Preservation of fruit or vegetables; Chemical ripening of fruit or vegetables: dehydrating; Subsequent reconstitution
A23B 7/022
Dehydrating; Subsequent reconstitution: with addition of chemicals before or during drying, e.g. semi-moist products

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Application60/131,047Us provisional application · filed 26 Apr 1999
Application09/553,643Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 20 Apr 2000
Application60/220,313Us provisional application · filed 24 Jul 2000
US 2002/0142085 A1Pre-grant publication · published 3 Oct 2002
US 6,706,298 B1Related patent
US 6,777,020 B2This patent

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