Title: Edible hyperproteinic dietetic paste of high biological value

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1. A process for making a dietetic pasta, comprising the steps of:

homogeneously mixing flour with proteins including soluble caseinogen;

kneading the mixture with the addition of milk as an exclusive wetting agent; and

drying the kneaded mixture.

2. A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the milk is added at an elevated temperature.

3. A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the kneading proceeds under a partial vacuum.

4. A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the drying is carried out at pasteurizing temperatures.

5. A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said proteins are partly hydrolyzed.

6. A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said proteins include lactalbumin and vegetable proteins.

7. A process as defined in claim 6 wherein the milk is skimmed milk and the flour is wheat flour.

8. A process as defined in claim 7 wherein the milk is added to the mixture during the kneading step at a rate of approximately one-fourth of the combined weight of flour and proteins, the proportion of said proteins ranging between about 5% and 15% by weight of the total, the percentage of caseinogen being between less than that of the vegetable proteins but more than that of the lactalbumin.

9. A dietetic pasta consisting essentially of a homogeneous mixture of the following ingredients:

    wheat flour  75% to 90% by weight
    milk solids   5% to  7% by weight
    balance proteins including caseinogen in an
    amount ranging between 1.5% and 6% by weight.

10. A dietetic pasta as defined in claim 9 wherein said proteins further include vegetable proteins in a percentage exceeding that of the caseinogen and lactalbumin in a percentage less than that of the caseinogen.
Other info:

Inventors: D'Alessandro, deceased, Salvatore (LATE OF Mormanno (Cosenza), IT)
D'Alessandro, heir, by Francesco Carlo (Mormanno (Cosenza), IT)
D'Alessandro, heir, by Annunziata (Mormanno (Cosenza), IT)
D'Alessandro, heir, by Sandro (Mormanno (Cosenza), IT)

Application Number: 601069
Filing Date: 1975-08-01
Publication_date: 1976-05-25
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 426/557
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2819969	Jan, 1958	Grandel	426/557.
3214275	Oct, 1965	Kende et al.	426/557.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Hoffman, James R.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Montague; Ernest G., Ross; Karl F., Dubno; Herbert