Cereal food product high in soluble fiber

摘要

An extrusion cooked cereal product in ready-to-eat form. The cereal product contains a defatted oat bran concentrate which has a beta -glucan content of at least 10 % by weight and in an amount so that the cereal product has a beta -glucan content of at least 5 % by weight. The cereal product in solution providing a viscosity at least as great as the viscosity provided by the components of the cereal product prior to being extrusion cooked. The cereal product is useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of diabetes.