Abstract: A method of producing modified whole grain oat flour that includes the digestion of oat fiber using fiber-digesting enzymes, is described. The resulting modified whole grain oat flour contains the whole oats, including the digested fiber, as well as the fiber-digesting enzymes. In addition, topical formulations and food products that include modified whole grain oat flour as an ingredient are described.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 13, 2009
Publication date:
December 17, 2009
Applicant:
21st Century Grain Processing
Inventors:
Chigurupati Sambasiva Rao, William Aubrey Bonner, K. Michael King