Process for producing cereal products enriched in vitamins, minerals and/or trace elements

摘要

Production of puffed cereal products enriched with vitamins, minerals and/or trace elements comprises puffing raw cereals grains by exposure to heat or microwaves for a short time in a container and, before or during puffing, introducing a predetermined amount of vitamins, minerals and/or trace elements dissolved or dispersed in one or more carriers (animal and/or vegetable fats and/or oils and/or sugar and/or salt) into the container for contact with the grains for 1-5 min at a temperature of 130-280 degrees C or a microwave power of 400-1500 W. Preferably maize, wheat or rice grains are used. Preferably the animal fat is butterfat. Preferably the vegetable fat/oil is selected from coconut oil, palm kernel oil, rapeseed oil, cocoa butter, cottonseed oil, soya oil and hydrogenated vegetable oils. The carrier is a mixture of 80-97 wt.% oil and 3-20 wt.% fat, to which 1-6 wt.% salt may be added. Preferably the sugar is sucrose, fructose and/or dextrose. The wt. ratio of fat/oil to sugar is 0.3-5:1, preferably 0.5-1:1, especially 2:3.