Durum wheat pasta with high alimentary bran content and process for the production thereof

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PATENT NO 8808782
APP PUB NO 20070122537A1
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11558590

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A durum wheat pasta containing bran, wherein the bran has a total fiber content comprised between 30 and 36% and a protein content comprised between 15 and 19% (% in weight of the total weight of the bran); such pasta preferably has a bran content comprised between 5 and 30% and is produced by a process which comprises the steps of a) subjecting durum wheat caryopses (101) to sequential abrasion process phases in order to substantially remove the bran coating, thereby obtaining different bran fractions, the latter of which (D) originates from the removal of the aleurone, nucellar and testa layers; b) adding the latter bran fraction (D) to a durum wheat semolina (S) substantially free of bran in a quantity such to obtain a mixture (C) containing from 5 to 30% of the total weight of bran fraction (D); c) producing the pasta by means of conventional techniques starting from said mixture (C); the invention furthermore refers to a durum wheat semolina composition having a fiber content comprised between 30 and 36% and a protein content comprised between 15 and 19% and to a process for its production.

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BARILLA G E R FRATELLI S P A43100 PARMA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arlotti, Guido Parma, IT 3 3
Panto, Francesco Parma, IT 6 22
Ranieri, Roberto Colorno, IT 5 6
Tribuzio, Giovanni Parma, IT 3 2

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