Dry psyllium husk incorporated dough products and method of preparation thereof

Abstract

The present invention discloses dry psyllium husk incorporated dough products and method of preparation thereof. Up to 14% unpowdered psyllium husk-300 mesh sized psyllium husk powder (having 95% to 99.99% purity) of total amount flour is used for the preparation of dough products. Also 4.5 gm±20% water per 1 gm of psyllium is the right quantity of additional water to bind the dough having psyllium. The psyllium husk can be either whole, fragmented, slitted, normal, bleached, snow white or processed source of psyllium husk powder.

We claim: 
     
         1 . Psyllium incorporated dough products comprising flour, water, an additional 3.6 to 5.4 gm water per gram of psyllium; and having 10% or less moisture, particle size from whole psyllium up to 300 mesh size particles 95% to 99.99% purity and quantity up to 14% of total amount of flour taken. 
     
     
         2 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 1  wherein psyllium is selected from the group consisting of whole, fragmented, slitted, normal, bleached, and snow white. 
     
     
         3 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the flour is selected from the group consisting of wheat flour, whole wheat flour, rye flour, corn flours and sorghum flour. 
     
     
         4 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 1 , further optionally comprising salt, sugar, shortening and leavening agent. 
     
     
         5 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 4  wherein dough products not containing a leavening agent include noodles, pastas, spaghetti, macaroni, and Indian breads. 
     
     
         6 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 4  wherein the leavening agent is selected from the group consisting of yeast, sodium bicarbonate and potassium bicarbonate. 
     
     
         7 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the leavening agent is used alone or in combination with a leavening acid selected from the group consisting of monocalcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum sulfate, sodium aluminum phosphate, and potassium acid tartrate. 
     
     
         8 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 4  wherein dough products containing a leavening agent include bread, a muffin, a pizza crust, a pretzel, a sweet roll, a croissant, a bagel, an English muffin, a cookie, a pancake, a biscuit, a donut, and a piecrust. 
     
     
         9 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 5  wherein whole psyllium husk or fragmented or slitted psyllium husk to 300 mesh sized psyllium husk powder is used in the dough products without leavening agent. 
     
     
         10 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 9  wherein 20 to 80 mesh sized psyllium powder is used. 
     
     
         11 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 10  wherein 30 to 50 mesh sized psyllium powder is used. 
     
     
         12 . Dry psyllium husk incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 8  wherein the said dough product is bread. 
     
     
         13 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 1  wherein 8% psyllium is used in the dough products. 
     
     
         14 . The psyllium incorporated dough products claimed in  claim 1  wherein psyllium incorporation increases up to 14% in the dough products where leavening agent is used by adding gluten up to 2%. 
     
     
         15 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 8  wherein whole psyllium husk or fragmented or slitted psyllium husk to 300 mesh sized psyllium husk powder is used in the dough products containing leavening agent. 
     
     
         16 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 15  wherein 60 to 150 mesh sized psyllium powder is used. 
     
     
         17 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 16  wherein 80 to 120 mesh sized psyllium powder is used. 
     
     
         18 . The psyllium incorporated dough products as claimed in  claim 1  wherein psyllium seeds and psyllium powder having purity below 95% are used to impart brownish color to the food products.