Patent ID: 8124146

Claim:
A fermented flaxseed-based ready-to-eat snack product prepared by a process which comprises the steps of (a) defatting flaxseed to obtain defatted flaxseed, (b) crushing and milling the defatted flaxseed to obtain crushed and milled flaxseed, (c) mixing the crushed and milled flaxseed obtained at step (b), optionally supplemented with other cereals or plant seeds or flaxseed fractions, with water at a concentration of about 3 to about 8% (w/w) to obtain a suspension, (d) fermenting the suspension by a starter culture comprising the strain Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12 and/or the strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103), and (e) seasoning and stabilizing the product obtained at step (d).