Patent ID: 8518468
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A21D,A23K,A23L,A23P,A23V

Abstract:
1. A reduced digestible carbohydrate food made from a dough and consisting of a pasta, noodle or restructured rice particle, the food having a modified matrix structure that comprises discrete units of starch granules that comprise available carbohydrate, and a protective food film network that includes a non-digestible protective material, which surrounds the discrete units of starch granules to provide protection of a portion of the available carbohydrate from digestion in the small intestine when the reduced digestible carbohydrate food is eaten, the dough comprising a flour and the non-digestible protective material, the pasta, noodle or restructured rice particle comprising by weight: a) at least about 50% the flour that contains the discrete units of starch granules, the flour selected from the group consisting of flours of wheat, rye, barley, oat, sorghum, rice, corn, legume, pea, and potato, and mixtures thereof, wherein the flour comprises available carbohydrate; and b) at least about 2% and up to about 40% the non-digestible protective material, wherein the non-digestible protective material comprises: