Dehydrated potato flakes

• US 6,066,353 A
• Filed: 07/01/1997
• Issued: 05/23/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kellogg North America (Kellogg Company)
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Beverly, David John, Williamson, Leonard, Martines-Serna Villagran, Maria Dolores
• Primary Examiner(s): Corbin, Arthur L.
• Application Number:
  US08/886,381
• Time in Patent Office: 1,057 Days
• Field of Search: 426/637, 426/457, 426/464
• US Class Current: 426/637
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 19/15 Unshaped dry products, e.g. powders, flakes, granules or agglomerates
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 19/19 from powdered or mashed potato products A23L19/135 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 426/808 Starch base snack product

Abstract

Dehydrated potato flakes prepared from potato slices, slivers and/or nubbins suitable for use in dough compositions used to make fabricated products. The dehydrated flake include an emlulsifier, 40-60% broken cells, 16-27% amylose and 5-10% moisture. The resulting flakes can be used to prepare a more cohesive, non-adhesive, machineable dough.

Claims

1. Dehydrated potato flakes, comprising:

(a) from about 40% to about 60% broken cells;

(b) from about 16% to about 27% amylose;

(c) from about 5% to about 10% moisture; and

(d) at least about 0.1% emulsifier.

2. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 1 wherein said flakes comprise from about 45% to about 50% broken cells;

from about 20% to about 27% amylose;

from about 7% to about 8% moisture; and

from about 0.2% to about 0.4% emulsifier.

3. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 1 wherein said flakes have a water absorption index of from about 6.7 to about 9.5 grams of water per gram of flakes.

4. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 1 having a hot paste viscosity of from about 100 BU to about 320 BU.

5. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 4 having a hot paste viscosity of from about 240 BU to about 300 BU.

6. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 4 having a cold paste viscosity of from about 100 BU to about 230 BU.

7. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 6 having a hot paste viscosity of from about 240 BU to about 300 BU.

8. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 7 having a cold paste viscosity of from about 120 BU to about 220 BU.

9. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 6 having a hot paste viscosity of from about 275 BU to about 290 BU and a cold paste viscosity of from about 150 BU to about 210 BU.

10. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 6 wherein said flakes are prepared from raw potatoes.

11. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 1 wherein said flakes comprise from about 17% to about 20% amylose;

and wherein said flakes are produced from pre-conditioned potato pieces.

12. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 11 having a water absorption index of from about 7 grams to about 9 grams of water per gram of flakes.

13. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 12 having a hot paste viscosity of from about 100 BU to about 280 BU.

14. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 13 having a hot paste viscosity is from about 150 BU to about 250 BU.

15. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 12 having a cold paste viscosity of from about 100 BU to about 200 BU.

16. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 15 having cold paste viscosity is from about 120 BU to about 180 BU.

17. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 12 having a hot paste viscosity of from about 190 BU to about 230 BU and a cold paste viscosity of from about 140 BU to about 160 BU.

18. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 17 wherein said pre-conditioned pieces are selected from the group consisting of potato slabs, potato nubbins, potato slivers and mixtures thereof.

19. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 1 prepared from 100% slivers and nubbirs wherein said potato flakes comprise from about 16% to about 20% amylose.

20. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 19 wherein said flakes have a water absorption index of from about 6.7 to about 8.3 grams of water per gram of flakes, a hot paste viscosity of from about 100 BU to about 280 BU and a cold paste viscosity from about 120 BU to about 200 BU.

21. Dehydrated potato flakes according to claim 20 wherein said flakes are produced from pre-conditioned potato pieces.