Patent ID: 8017173

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, (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.