Pulse-based bread crumb, coating and pre-dust analog process for manufacturing the same

Abstract

Pulse-based bread crumbs, coatings, and pre-dust products having an improved taste, texture and end use properties. The bread crumb, coating, and pre-dust products are produced by heat and moisture treatment at 100% by dry weight with pulse flours, e.g. pea flour, lentil flour, chickpea flour, faba bean flour, navy bean flour, pinto bean flour, black eye bean flour and black bean flour.

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         23 . A pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust produced from pulses comprising:
 a protein content in a range from about 7% to about 36% by weight;   a carbohydrate content in a range of about 35% to about 70% by weight; and   a moisture content of less than about 12% by weight.   
     
     
         24 . The pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust according to  claim 23 , wherein the pulses are selected from at least one of peas, lentils, chickpeas, faba beans, navy beans, pinto beans, black beans, blackeye beans, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         25 . The pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust according to  claim 23 , wherein the pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust is applied as a coating to a food product at an inclusion rate from 1% to 10% by weight. 
     
     
         26 . The pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust according to  claim 25 , wherein the food product is selected from at least one of chicken, shrimp, fish, potatoes, meat analogues, texturized analogues, canned analogues, vegetables, fruits, and pickles. 
     
     
         27 . The pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust according to  claim 23 , wherein the pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust comprises a binder in sausage, meatballs, snack foods, and bakery products at an inclusion rate from 1% to 20%. 
     
     
         28 . A pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust produced from pulses comprising:
 a protein content of less than about 16% by weight;   a carbohydrate content of about 70% by weight; and   a moisture content of less than about 12% by weight.   
     
     
         29 . The pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust according to  claim 28 , wherein the pulses are selected from at least one of peas, lentils, chickpeas, faba beans, navy beans, pinto beans, black beans, blackeye beans, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         30 . The pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust according to  claim 28 , wherein the pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust is applied as a coating to a food product at an inclusion rate from 1% to 10% by weight. 
     
     
         31 . The pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust according to  claim 30 , wherein the food product is selected from at least one of chicken, shrimp, fish, potatoes, meat analogues, texturized analogues, canned analogues, vegetables, fruits, and pickles. 
     
     
         32 . The pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust according to  claim 28 , wherein the pulse-based bread crumb, coating, or pre-dust comprises a binder in sausage, meatballs, snack foods, and bakery products at an inclusion rate from 1% to 20%.