US 2008O193600A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2008/0193600 A1 Werstak et al. (43) Pub. Date: Aug. 14, 2008 (54) FOOD PRODUCTS CONTAINING TUBER Related U.S. Application Data AND LEGUMIE PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THE SAME (60) Provisional application No. 60/900,681, filed on Feb. 9, 2007. (75) Inventors: Charles E. Werstak, Normal, IL (US); Kati R. Ledbetter, Mt. Zion, Publication Classification IL (US); Thomas P. Binder, (51) Int. Cl. Decatur, IL (US) A2.3L. I./20 (2006.01) A2.3L I/30 (2006.01) Correspondence Address: A2.3L I/26 (2006.01) KRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLS LLP (52) U.S. Cl. ........... 426/72: 426/634; 426/564; 426/637; HENRY W. OLVER BUILDING 426/74 535 SMITHFIELD STREET PITTSBURGH, PA 15222 (US) (57) ABSTRACT (73) Assignee: Archer-Danieis-Midland Edible compositions comprising legume products and tuber Company, Decatur, IL (US) products are disclosed. In certain examples, the compositions can comprise bean powder combined with instant mashed (21) Appl. No.: 12/028,661 potatoes. Such compositions can have excellent taste and improved nutrition. Methods of manufacture and preparation (22) Filed: Feb. 8, 2008 of the legume and tuber products are also disclosed. US 2008/O 193600 A1 Aug. 14, 2008 FOOD PRODUCTS CONTAINING TUBER exists a need for healthier food products and foodstuffs that AND LEGUME PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES provide the beneficial nutritional effects of legumes. As such, FOR PRODUCING THE SAME there is a continuing need to provide food products containing the healthy effects of leguminous products in a form that is CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED more attractive to consumers. APPLICATIONS 0001. This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provi SUMMARY sional Application No. 60/900,681, filed Feb. 9, 2007. 0008. In each of its various embodiments, the present dis closure helps fulfill the need for nutritious food products that TECHNICAL FIELD may be also be convenient and efficient to prepare. 0002 The present invention relates generally to food tech 0009. In one embodiment, a composition is provided that nology and, more particularly, to food products containing comprises a tuber product Such as dehydrated tubers and a tuber and legume compositions and their related processes. dehydrated legume product. 0010. In another embodiment, a method of increasing pro BACKGROUND tein, fiber, or protein and fiber consumption in a population is disclosed. The method comprises providing the population 0003 Tubers, such as potatoes, play a large role in the diet with the opportunity to consume a composition comprising of many Americans. For example, products consisting of dehydrated tubers and a dehydrated legume product. potato powders or flakes offer a convenient approach for 0011. In a further embodiment, a process is disclosed in providing “instant potatoes. Such products are typically which a mixture is formed by combining dehydrated potatoes mixed with water and/or milk and heated to produce a product with a legume product having an enhanced amount offiberas having the consistency and taste of mashed potatoes. Mashed compared to a raw legume from which the legume product potato or puréed potato is commonly made in many western originates. countries, including, for example, Germany, Ireland, the 0012. In another embodiment, a system comprising a first United Kingdom, and the United States. Although it can be composition comprising dehydrated tubers and a second made from any tuber, it is usually made by mashing peeled or composition comprising dehydrated legumes is presented. unpeeled boiled potatoes, mixing the potatoes with heated 0013. In an additional embodiment, a food composition is milk or cream and then flavoring according to taste. In France, disclosed. In certain embodiments, the food composition an egg yolk is added to mashed potatoes to make Pommes comprises a potato product, an edible bean product, and a duchesse. Potatoes, however, are high in starch and Sugars liquid. The potato product, the edible bean product, and the and lack essential nutrients, such as dietary fiber, protein, liquid are present in the food composition in Such amounts as calcium, and iron. Such recipes as edamame potatoes, which to give the food composition a consistency of a mashed potato contain a green Soybean mash, can improve the nutritional product. In yet other embodiments, the presence of liquid is quality of mashed potatoes, but lack the convenience of a optional and may comprise, when present, cooking oil for highly nutritional food product that can be rapidly prepared. example. In such embodiments, examples of food composi 0004. In the United States, there is increasing concern over tions include French fries, tater tots, hash browns, and potato the consumption of high Sugar and high fat foods by the formed patties, interalia. population. In fact, in 2005, the U.S. Government revised the 0014. In another embodiment, a food composition com Dietary Guidelines for food consumption (USDA, Dietary prising instant mashed potatoes in combination with bean Guidelines for Americans (2005)). One of the goals of the powder is presented. Such products are especially beneficial revision of the Dietary Guidelines is to reduce the incidence to institutional populations, such as, for example, School chil of obesity among the youth in the United States, as too many dren, hospital patients, nursing home patients, and inmates. children are overweight due to a lack of exercise and poor These populations in particular are likely to benefit from the eating habits. efficient addition of fiber and protein provided by tuber-con 0005. In the 2005 Dietary Guidelines Pyramid, beans and taining foods having leguminous products. peas are listed under both the “Vegetables' and the “Meats and Beans' categories, thus, emphasizing the healthy nature 0015. It should be understood that this invention is not of legumes in the diet. Id. Beans are also known to have a low limited to the embodiments disclosed in this Summary, and it glycemic index and are digested slowly, thus helping to fur is intended to cover modifications that are within the spirit ther reduce the risk of obesity. and scope of the invention, as defined by the claims. 0006. In addition to the emphasis on lower fat and lower Sugar diets, beneficial effects of legumes are becoming DETAILED DESCRIPTION increasingly apparent. For instance, inositol polyphosphates, 0016 Other than in the operating examples, or unless oth which are naturally occurring Substances found in most erwise expressly specified, all of the numerical ranges, legumes, have been implicated in being able to inhibit the amounts, values and percentages, such as those denoting growth of cancer. See, Cancer Resources, 2005; 65 (18), amounts of materials, times and temperatures of reaction, (Sep. 15, 2005). Thus, the benefits of healthy diets including ratios of amounts, and others in the following portion of the legumes are gaining recognition in the United States. For specification, may be read as if prefaced by the word “about.” example, Kon teaches in U.S. Pat. No. 4,084,016 that mix even though the term “about may not expressly appear with tures of legume powder necessarily comprising acidified Soy the value, amount or range. Accordingly, unless indicated to bean seed powder can be used to make healthier Snack chips. the contrary, the numerical parameters set forth in the follow 0007. With increased efforts being made to provide popu ing specification and attached claims are approximations that lations with healthier food and Snack options, as well as an may vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be increased awareness of the health benefits of legumes, there obtained by the invention. At the very least, and not as an US 2008/O 193600 A1 Aug. 14, 2008 attempt to limit the application of the doctrine of equivalents Brazilian arrowroot); Chinese artichoke (i.e., crosne or Japa to the Scope of the claims, each numerical parameter should at nese artichoke or chorogi); waterchestnut (i.e., Chinese water least be construed in light of the number of reported signifi chestnut); Japanese artichoke; Jerusalem artichoke (i.e., Sun cant digits and by applying ordinary rounding techniques. choke or Sunroot or topinambour or girasole); jicama (i.e., 0017 Notwithstanding the fact that the numerical ranges jicama or yam bean or Mexican yam bean orahipa or ahipal and parameters setting forth the broad scope of the invention or Saa got or Mexican potato or Chinese turnip); lily root; ling are approximations, the numerical values set forth in the gaw; malanga (i.e., tanier or tannier or tannia or yautia); specific examples are reported as precisely as possible. Any potatoes; Sweet potatoes (i.e., yams); taro (i.e., taro root or numerical values, however, inherently contain certain errors dasheen or coco or cocoyam or eddo or Japanese potato or necessarily resulting from the standard deviation found in baddo or elephant's ear or old cocoyam or sato-imo); and their respective testing measurements. Furthermore, when others. numerical ranges of varying scope are set forth herein, it is 0021 Suitable potato tubers include, for example, Sweet, contemplated that any combination of these values inclusive russet, Yellow Finn, new, red-skinned, white round, white of the recited values may be used. rose, long white, purple, blue, Yukon gold, Caribe, fingerling, 0018. Also, it should be understood that any numerical Bintje, oca, and combinations of any thereof. A tuber product range recited herein is intended to include all Sub-ranges may be formed from the tubers disclosed herein or known in subsumed therein. For example, a range of “1 to 10” is the art. The term “tuber product’ encompasses any manufac intended to include all Sub-ranges between (and including) tured item comprising tubers, including potato products. For the recited minimum value of 1 and the recited maximum example, a tuber product may, but need not, comprise dehy value of 10, that is, having a minimum value equal to or drated tubers.