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A method for providing an expandable half-product is described comprising a starchy farinaceous material, wherein the starch molecules of the farinaceous material are unidirectionally aligned and form a matrix of randomly aligned starch molecules upon exposure to microwave radiation to form a puffed

A method for providing an expandable half-product is described comprising a starchy farinaceous material, wherein the starch molecules of the farinaceous material are unidirectionally aligned and form a matrix of randomly aligned starch molecules upon exposure to microwave radiation to form a puffed half-product having at least twice the dimensions of the unmicrowaved half-product.

대표청구항 ▼

[ It is claimed:] [1.] A method for preparing an expanded food product comprising:injecting a composition comprising an edible starchy farinaceous material into a mold at a pressure of from 10,000 to about 30,000 psi with an injection molder; andcooling the molded composition to form the molded expa

[ It is claimed:] [1.] A method for preparing an expanded food product comprising:injecting a composition comprising an edible starchy farinaceous material into a mold at a pressure of from 10,000 to about 30,000 psi with an injection molder; andcooling the molded composition to form the molded expandable half-product; and heating the half-product to form the expanded food product.