Patent ID: 6797307
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: A21D,A23G,A23L

Abstract:
A method for preparing an oat product enriched in the content of &bgr;-glucan comprising:dry milling dehulled or naked oat grain to disintegrate the oat grain and provide dry milled oat grains; dry classifying the dry milled oat grains to provide a first fine fraction and a second coarse fraction, wherein the second coarse fraction has a higher content of &bgr;-glucan than the first fine fraction; dry milling the second coarse fraction with a disintegrating action higher than that used when dry milling the dehulled or naked oat grain, to further disintegrate the second coarse fraction and provide a dry milled coarse fraction; and dry classifying the dry milled coarse fraction to provide a third fine fraction and an oat product enriched in the content of &bgr;-glucan, wherein each of the dry milling and dry classifying steps are carried out without a preceding step for removing fat.