ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,603, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Cargill Inc. (Wayzata, Minn.).
"Soluble rice flour compositions" was invented by Avi Goldstein (Golden Valley, Minn.), Xian-Zhong Han (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Thomas Kennedy Hutton (Minneapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are soluble rice flour compositions having desirable chemical properties and solubility and viscosity functionality for use in food products such as, beverage mix, infant food, a medicinal product, an emulsion, convenience foods, or a snack-based filling. Such compositions can be used as a partial or complete replacement of maltodextrin and offer a more cle...