Abstract:
Ready-to-eat food products and a method for their preparation which comprises moistening a pregelatinized starch product, shaping the resulting blend, and thereafter putting the food product into edible form by means of a suitable baking operation.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR PREPARING DEEP FRIED POTATO PRODUCTS, INCLUDING POTATO CHIPS, FRENCH FRIED POTATOES, AND SPECIALTY PRODUCTS WHICH ARE ALL CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR IMPROVED QUALITY AND THE PRODUCTS THUS PRODUCED; SAID PROCESS COMPRISING THE COATING OF SUCH POTATO PRODUCTS, PRIOR TO THE DEEP FRYING THEREOF IN A HOT COOKING OIL, WITH AN AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF A HIGH AMYLOSE STARCH OR THE AMYLOSE FRACTION RESULTING FROM THE SEPARATION OF WHOLE STARCH INTO ITS AMYLOSE AND AMYLOPECTIN COMPONENTS.
Abstract:
ACYL DERIVATIVES OF THE CONDENSATION POLYMERS OF ALPHAHYDROXYPROPIONIC ACID WITH BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID AND/OR BETA-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ACID, AS WELL AS THE ALKALI METAL, ALKALINE-EARTH METAL AND AMMONIUM SALTS THEREOF; THE LATTER DERIVATIVES SERVING AS FOOD EMULSIFIERS AND AS SHORTENING AIDS. A PROCESS FOR PREPARING BAKED GOODS AS WELL AS THE BAKED GOODS RESULTING THEREFROM, SAID PROCESS COMPRISING THE INCORPORATION OF THE ABOVE SPECIFIED DERIVATIVES INTO THE RAW DOUGH MIX PRIOR TO THE BAKING THEREOF. THE RESULTING BAKED GOODS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR PROLONGED RETENTION OF FRESHNESS, FINE TEXTURE, GOOD COLOR AND SUBSTANTIAL VOLUME.