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An enhanced hydration extrusion cooking system, method and extruded product are provided which utilize a conventional extrusion cooking system with a material feed bin feeding material to a conditioning cylinder, from which it is fed to a cooking or forming extruder. An enhanced hydration subsystem

An enhanced hydration extrusion cooking system, method and extruded product are provided which utilize a conventional extrusion cooking system with a material feed bin feeding material to a conditioning cylinder, from which it is fed to a cooking or forming extruder. An enhanced hydration subsystem is provided for providing a high-starch slurry to the conditioning cylinder, which can be gelatinized immediately prior to or promptly upon entry to the conditioning cylinder. The enhanced hydration subsystem includes a make-up tank receiving high-starch powder and water, which are mixed therein to form a slurry. The slurry is transferred to a pumping tank, from which metered amounts of the slurry are pumped to the conditioning cylinder. The slurry provides a source of pre-gelatinized starch which facilitates the extrusion cooking process and provides a number of desirable characteristics in the extruded product.

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A method of enhancing hydration in an extrusion cooking system including: a feed bin; feed conveying means for conveying feed from the feed bin; a conditioning cylinder with a conditioning cylinder inlet connected to the feed conveying means and a conditioning cylinder outlet; and an extruder having

A method of enhancing hydration in an extrusion cooking system including: a feed bin; feed conveying means for conveying feed from the feed bin; a conditioning cylinder with a conditioning cylinder inlet connected to the feed conveying means and a conditioning cylinder outlet; and an extruder having an extruder inlet connected to said conditioning cylinder outlet, which method includes the steps of: (a) providing a slurry make-up tank; (b) introducing water into said slurry make-up tank; (c) introducing high-starch powder into said slurry make-up tank; (d) mixing said water and said powder in said slurry make-up tank to provide a slurry mix; (e) providing a slurry pumping tank with an inlet and outlet; (f) pumping said slurry mix from said make-up tank to said pumping tank through said inlet; (g) mixing said slurry mix in said pumping tank; (h) pumping said slurry mix from said pumping tank to said conditioning cylinder; and (i) metering quantities of said slurry mix pumped from said pumping tank to said conditioning cylinder.