NON-COHESIVE WAXY FLOURS AND METHOD OF PREPARATION
Waxy flour products exhibiting noncohesive textures and methods of making same are disclosed, with an example of the method comprising the steps of: Obtaining a waxy flour; and heat treating the waxy flour, wherein the pH of the waxy flour is not adjusted during this method.
1 . A method comprising the steps of:
Obtaining a waxy flour; and
Heat treating the waxy flour, wherein the pH of the waxy flour is not adjusted during this method.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the water content of the waxy flour is not adjusted during this method.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pH of the waxy flour is between about 4.5 and about 7.5.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the water content of the waxy flour is between about 0 and about 18%.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the water content of the waxy flour is adjusted to between about 0 and about 18% during this method.
6 . A method comprising the steps of:
Obtaining a waxy flour; and
Heat treating the waxy flour, wherein the waxy flour is dehydrated prior to heat treating.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the water content of the waxy flour is between about 0 and about 18% during this method.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the pH of the waxy flour is between about 4.5 and about 7.5 during this method.
9 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the pH of the waxy flour is adjusted to between about 4.5 and about 7.5 during this method.
10 . A heat treated waxy flour obtained using the method of claim 1 .
11 . The heat treated waxy flour of claim 10 , wherein the heat treated waxy flour exhibits higher viscosity than comparable non-heat treated waxy flours.
12 . The heat treated waxy flour of claim 10 , wherein the heat treated waxy flour exhibits less viscosity breakdown than comparable non-heat treated waxy flours.
13 . The heat treated waxy flour of claim 8 , wherein the decrease in viscosity breakdown of heat treated waxy flour is observable in heat treated waxy flour with acidic pH.
14 . A heat treated waxy flour obtained using the method of claim 6 .
15 . The heat treated waxy flour of claim 14 , wherein the heat treated waxy flour exhibits higher viscosity than comparable non-heat treated waxy flours.
16 . The heat treated waxy flour of claim 14 , wherein the heat treated waxy flour exhibits less viscosity breakdown than comparable non-heat treated waxy flours.
17 . The heat treated waxy flour of claim 14 , wherein the decrease in viscosity breakdown of heat treated waxy flour is observable in heat treated waxy flour with acidic pH.
18 . The heat treated waxy flour of claims 1 or 6 , wherein the heat treated waxy flour exhibits less syneresis than comparable non-heat treated waxy flours.
19 . The heat treated waxy flour of claims 1 or 6 , where the heat treated waxy flour is selected from the group consisting of wheat, soft waxy wheat, hard waxy wheat, rice, corn, barley, sorghum, potato, cassava flour.
20 . The heat treated waxy flour of claims 1 or 6 , wherein the heat treated waxy flour exhibits decreased cohesion when subsequently heated in the presence of water as compared to non-heat treated waxy flour.