Patent ID: 6676983
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A23L,A23P,Y10S

Abstract:
A puffed snack product comprising:puffed starch material body composed of material selected from the group consisting of grain kernels, flour, pellets formed from starchy flour and combinations thereof, said kernels selected from the group consisting of rice, corn, corn grit, wheat, rye, oats, millet, sorghum, barley, buckwheat and combinations thereof, said puffed starch material body having a generally regular perimetrical shape; and opposed upper and lower surfaces of the starch material body, wherein at least one of the upper and lower surfaces has a wavy contour and appears as though individual kernels of grain are randomly joined to one another and wherein at least two types of kernels are present in the product, and wherein each type of kernel has been expanded by a different degree.