Dry mix suitable for the preparation of a puffable food product, processes for the use thereof, and the puffable and/or puffed food products so produced

摘要

The present invention is directed to a novel composition suitable for the preparation of a puffable food product, and to processes for the use thereof, and to the puffed and/or puffable products so produced. The composition broadly comprises certain native starches, a maltodextrin of a specified dextrose equivalent, and specified modified pregelatinized starches. The dry mix is extruded with water in a heated extruder to obtain a non-expanded product, which is cut in the desired shape and dried.