Patent ID: 7097871

Claim:
A method of producing vegetable powder, comprising: contacting millable vegetable with steam at about 95° C. to about 130° C. for about 3 to about 12 min; milling the millable vegetable, milling comprising: contacting the vegetable with air previously passed through a cooling apparatus during milling, or contacting the vegetable during milling with air previously passed through a cooling apparatus and a drying apparatus, wherein the air previously passed through a cooling apparatus comprises air at temperature of about 20° F. to about 60° F.; simultaneously with milling, classifying the milled vegetable, classifying comprising: contacting the vegetable with air previously passed through a cooling apparatus during classifying, or contacting the vegetable during classifying with air previously passed through a cooling apparatus and a drying apparatus, wherein the air previously passed through a cooling apparatus comprises air at temperature of about 20° F. to about 60° F.; and producing vegetable powder of which at least about 70% has a particle size less than 20 microns.