摘要 |
PURPOSE:To prepare the titled snack having light palatability from beans, by using a starchy raw material containing more than specific amount of sweet potato, tapioka, sweet potato starch or tapioca starch, gelatinizing and granulating the raw material, mixing with beans, conditioning to a desired water-content, and expanding the mixture. CONSTITUTION:A starchy raw material, >=50% of which is composed of sweet potato, tapioca, sweet potato starch and/or tapioca starch, is gelatinized, granulated, and conditioned to a water-content of 5-20% to obtain starch pellets. 25-75pts. of the starch pellet is mixed with 75-25pts. of beans to obtain 100pts. of the mixture; and if necessary, the mixture is added with water, steam, etc. to adjust the water-content to 13-22%. The mixture is subjected to a high temperature and pressure, and ejected to a low-pressure atmosphere to effect the expansion and obtain the expanded bean snack having light palatability. The beans are preferably broad bean, cowpea, kidney beans, pea, adzuki bean, etc. having a fat-content of <=7%. |