Food products prepared with soluble whole grain oat flour

摘要

Food products prepared from whole grain oat flour having soluble components. The soluble whole oat flour maintains its standard of identity as whole grain and thus has the characteristics of whole grain oats. Aspects of the present invention relate to the use of the soluble oat flour in liquid food products such as beverages, semi-solid food products such as yogurt, and solid food products such as bakery items in order to provide enhanced health benefits.

主权项

1. A bakery product selected from the group consisting of muffins, cookies, breads, bagels, pizza crust, cakes, crepes, and pancakes; wherein the bakery product is prepared from ingredients comprising whole grain oat flour in an amount of 2 to 10 wt. % as a texturizer; and wherein the whole grain oat flour is highly dispersible in water so that there are no lumps of the whole grain oat flour in a mixture of the whole grain oat flour and water at 25° C. after stirring the mixture for 5 seconds.