| US 7,534,458 B2 | ||
| Process for producing rice flour and use thereof | ||
| Tsuyoshi Sadakiyo, Okayama (Japan); Hideo Bunya, Okayama (Japan); and Hiroto Chaen, Okayama (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo, Okayama (Japan) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/535,255 PCT Filed Nov. 25, 2003, PCT No. PCT/JP03/15006 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date May 18, 2005, PCT Pub. No. WO2004/047561, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 10, 2004. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 2002-341389 (JP), filed on Nov. 25, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0198933 A1, Sep. 07, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A23L 1/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 426—463 [426/309; 426/455; 426/506; 426/507; 426/622] | 4 Claims |
| 1. A process for producing rice flour, comprising:
(a) soaking material rice grains in water;
(b) crushing the soaked rice grains;
(c) penetrating α,α-trehalose or maltitol into the crushed rice grains,
by spraying an aqueous solution containing α,α-trehalose or maltitol in an amount of 3-20% (w/w) to the weight of said material
raw rice grains, or
by dredging a powdery α,α-trehalose or maltitol in an amount of 3-20% (w/w) to the weight of said material raw rice grains;
(d) partially drying resulting rice grains containing α,α-trehalose or maltitol to give a moisture content of 14-25% (w/w);
and
(e) milling the partially dried rice grains to produce a rice flour.
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