Patent ID: 8057833

Claim:
A whole grain baked product comprising: whole grain durum wheat bran particulates, where an internal crumb of the whole grain baked product has an â€œL*â€ measurement greater than an â€œL*â€ measurement of an internal crumb of a comparative baked product containing a similar level of whole grain red wheat or whole grain white wheat, and said whole grain durum wheat bran particulates are visually indistinguishable in the internal crumb within the whole grain baked product with an unassisted eye; wherein the whole grain baked product has a baked specific volume of at least about 3.0 cc/g, and is made from a whole grain dough comprising a whole grain durum flour, said whole grain durum flour comprising particulates and fines of bran, germ and endosperm, wherein the whole grain durum flour has an off-white color, and wherein the particulates of bran, germ and endosperm in the whole grain durum flour are visually indistinguishable from each other when viewed with an unassisted eye; wherein at least about 50% of the whole grain durum flour by weight has a particle size greater than 250 microns; wherein the whole grain durum flour is present in the whole grain dough in an amount of at least about 30% by weight, and wherein the whole grain baked product further comprises vital wheat gluten.