Patent ID: 7939122

Claim:
A method for producing a whole grain shredded food product prepared from non-glutenous or low gluten whole grains, the method comprising: a. admixing non-glutenous or low gluten whole cereal grain particles selected from whole grain corn, oats, barley, rye, rice, triticale, and mixtures thereof with water and pressure cooking the non-glutenous or low gluten whole grain particles to at least substantially gelatinize starch of the non-glutenous or low gluten whole grain particles, b. tempering the cooked, whole grain particles, c. pelletizing the tempered, cooked, non-glutenous or low gluten whole grain particles in a screw extruder pelletizer to obtain whole grain pellets, the pelletizing being under pressure and temperature conditions to provide continuous shreddability of the whole grain pellets into continuous netted sheets, d. shredding the whole grain pellets into whole grain netted sheets, e. laminating the whole grain netted sheets to obtain a whole grain laminate f. cutting the whole grain laminate into whole grain pieces, and g. baking the whole grain pieces to obtain a whole grain shredded food product.