Inventors:
Rita M. Delrue - Minnetonka MN
Mark D. Burianek - Greenwood IN
Carol J. Xenides - Indianapolis IN
Steven T. Sheehan - Fishers IN
Sergio Valle - Indianapolis IN
Assignee:
Cargill, Incorporated - Wazzatn MN
International Classification:
A21D 202
Abstract:
The present invention provides an additive composition made from milled cereal by-products. The additive is for enhancing the strength and/or stability of food products. The additive composition comprises a cooked cereal by-product which includes gelatinized edible starch. The starch is gelatinized to an extent, and is present in an amount, such that when the composition additive is added to masa or other cereal grain flour or dough at a level of at least about 0. 5 weight percent, the composition additive is effective for increasing the strength and/or the shelf life of food products made from the additive and flour.