Patent ID: 8304011

Claim:
Dehydrated potato pellets, rehydratable into a mash having a lumpy texture, made by a method comprising the steps of: (a) homogenizing a mixture comprising oil, emulsifier and at least one of cooked potato and dehydrated potato pieces to produce a homogenate comprising potato, oil and emulsifier uniformly dispersed in a pumpable, flowable aqueous dispersion, the water content of said homogenate comprising at least 50 wt % of said homogenate, (b) mixing the homogenate of step (a) with riced cooked potato and optionally dried potato pieces, (c) forming the mixture of step (b) into pellets, and (d) drying said pellets to a moisture content no greater than 10 wt % said pellets comprising at least 2% (w/w) oil uniformly dispersed therein and being rehydratable to mashed potatoes.