received by the International Bureau on 28 September 2017 (28.09.2017)

CLAIMS:

We claim:

1. A composition comprising:

at least one material selected from the group consisting of at least a portion of grain and at least a portion of pulse;

wherein the at least one material comprises hydrolyzed starch and hydrolyzed fiber; wherein the hydrolyzed starch consists of starch molecules;

wherein the average molecular weight of the hydrolyzed starch molecules in the composition is a first fraction of the molecular weight of unhydrolyzed starch molecules; wherein the unhydrolyzed starch molecules are equivalent in kind and condition to the hydrolyzed starch molecules, except that the unhydrolyzed starch molecules have not been hydrolyzed;

wherein the first fraction is no more than 0.80;

wherein the hydrolyzed fiber consists of fiber molecules; and

wherein the average molecular weight of the hydrolyzed fiber molecules in the composition is a second fraction of the molecular weight of unhydrolyzed fiber molecules; wherein the unhydrolyzed fiber molecules are equivalent in kind and condition to the hydrolyzed fiber molecules, except that the unhydrolyzed fiber molecules have not been hydrolyzed;

wherein the second fraction is no more than 0.80.

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2. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the at least one material is hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber whole grain comprising hydrolyzed starch and hydrolyzed fiber; and

wherein the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber whole grain has within a tolerance of +/- 20% the same mass ratio of starch to protein as unhydrolyzed whole grain equivalent in kind and condition to the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber whole grain, except that the unhydrolyzed whole grain has not been hydrolyzed.

3. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the at least one material is hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber whole grain comprising hydrolyzed starch and hydrolyzed fiber; and

wherein the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber whole grain has a mass ratio selected from the group of mass ratios consisting of:

a mass ratio of fiber to protein equal, within a tolerance of +/- 20%, to a mass ratio of fiber to protein of unhydrolyzed whole grain equivalent in kind and condition to the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber whole grain, except that the unhydrolyzed whole grain has not been hydrolyzed;

a mass ratio of fat to protein equal, within a tolerance of +/- 20%, to a mass ratio of fat to protein of unhydrolyzed whole grain equivalent in kind and condition to the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber whole grain, except that the unhydrolyzed whole grain has not been hydrolyzed;

a mass ratio of starch to protein equal, within a tolerance of +/- 20%, to a mass ratio of starch to protein of unhydrolyzed whole grain equivalent in kind and condition to

101 the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber whole grain, except that the unhydrolyzed whole grain has not been hydrolyzed; and

any combination thereof.

4. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the at least one material is hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber pulse comprising hydrolyzed starch and hydrolyzed fiber; and

wherein the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber pulse has, within a tolerance of +/- 30%, the same mass ratio of starch to protein as unhydrolyzed pulse equivalent in kind and condition to the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber pulse, except that the unhydrolyzed pulse has not been hydrolyzed.

5. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the hydrolyzed starch molecules have an average molecular weight of no more than 3.4xl0⁶ Dalton.

6. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the hydrolyzed fiber molecules have an average molecular weight of no more than 700,000 Dalton.

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7. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the at least one material is hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber bran composition comprising hydrolyzed starch and hydrolyzed fiber; and

wherein the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber bran composition has within a tolerance of +/- 20% the same mass ratio of starch to protein as an unhydrolyzed bran composition equivalent in kind and condition to the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber bran composition, except that the unhydrolyzed bran composition has not been hydrolyzed.

8. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the at least one material is hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber bran comprising hydrolyzed starch and hydrolyzed fiber; and

wherein the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber bran has a mass ratio selected from the group of mass ratios consisting of:

a mass ratio of fiber to protein equal, within a tolerance of +/- 20%, to a mass ratio of fiber to protein of unhydrolyzed bran equivalent in kind and condition to the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber bran, except that the unhydrolyzed bran has not been hydrolyzed;

a mass ratio of fat to protein equal, within a tolerance of +/- 20%, to a mass ratio of fat to protein of unhydrolyzed bran equivalent in kind and condition to the hydrolyzed- starch-and-fiber bran, except that the unhydrolyzed bran has not been hydrolyzed;

a mass ratio of starch to protein equal, within a tolerance of +/- 20%, to a mass ratio of starch to protein of unhydrolyzed bran equivalent in kind and condition to the

103 hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber bran, except that the unhydrolyzed bran has not been hydrolyzed; and

any combination thereof.

9. The composition of claim 7:

wherein the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber bran composition is oat bran;

wherein the oat bran comprises:

at least 5.5 wt. % beta-glucan on a total dry weight basis;

at least 16.0 wt. % dietary fiber on a total dry weight basis; and wherein at least one-third of the total dietary fiber is soluble fiber.

10. The composition of claim 7:

wherein the hydrolyzed-starch-and-fiber bran composition is oat bran concentrate; wherein the oat bran concentrate comprises:

at least 10 wt. % beta-glucan on a total dry weight basis;

at least 29.1 wt. % dietary fiber on a total dry weight basis; and wherein at least one-third of the total dietary fiber is soluble fiber.

11. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the composition is a powder.

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12. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the composition comprises a liquid; and

wherein the at least one material is fully hydrated by the liquid and suspended in the liquid to form a suspension.

13. The composition of claim 12:

wherein the composition comprises at least 6 wt. % of the at least one material.

14. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the composition comprises a liquid; and

wherein the liquid is a water-based liquid selected from the group consisting of water, mammalian milk, soy milk, grain milk, nut milk, coconut milk, fruit juice, and vegetable juice.

15. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the composition comprises a powder hydrated by a water-based liquid, wherein the powder consists of powder particles;

wherein the powder particles have an average particle size equal to 50-200 microns on a volume-weighted basis;

wherein the particle size is the diameter of a sphere that would provide the same laser diffraction measurements as the particle.

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16. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the at least one material comprises the at least a portion of grain; and

wherein the grain is selected from the group consisting of wheat, oat, barley, corn, white rice, brown rice, barley, millet, sorghum, rye, triticale, teff, spelt, buckwheat, quinoa, amaranth, kaniwa, cockscomb, green groat and combinations thereof.

17. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the at least one material comprises the at least a portion of pulse; and

wherein the pulse is selected from the group consisting of peas, lentils, chickpeas, navy beans, black turtle beans, cranberry beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, small red beans, Dutch brown beans, pink beans and combinations thereof.

18. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the composition comprises at least two enzymes.

19. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the hydrolyzed fiber comprises insoluble fiber molecules;

wherein the insoluble fiber molecules have an average molecular weight equal to no more than 1,000,000 Dalton.

20. The composition of claim 1 :

wherein the composition is food grade.

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21. The composition of claim 1 : wherein the composition is a first composition comprising an RVA peak viscosity that is at most 75% of an RVA peak viscosity of a second composition; wherein the first composition consists of each ingredient in a first set of ingredients at a specified weight percentage, and the first set of ingredients comprises the at least a portion of pulse, the at least a portion of grain, and water;

wherein the second composition consists of the first set of ingredients in the specified weight percentages, except that the at least a portion of pulse comprising hydrolyzed starch is replaced with at least a portion of pulse comprising unhydrolyzed starch, and except that the at least a portion of grain comprising hydrolyzed starch is replaced with at least a portion of grain comprising unhydrolyzed starch.

22. A method comprising the steps:

providing starting components comprising:

a first enzyme;

a second enzyme;

water; and

a starting composition, wherein the starting composition comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of at least a portion of grain and at least a portion of pulse, wherein the at least one material comprises starch and fiber;

hydrolyzing the fiber in the at least one material through a fiber hydrolysis reaction, wherein the fiber hydrolysis reaction is catalyzed by the first enzyme;

hydrolyzing the starch in the at least one material through a starch hydrolysis reaction, wherein the starch hydrolysis reaction is catalyzed by the second enzyme;

deactivating the first enzyme; and

deactivating the second enzyme;

wherein the method provides a product composition.

23. The method of claim 22 further comprising:

preconditioning the starting components by combining the first enzyme, the second enzyme, the water, and the starting composition in a preconditioner, thereby providing a preconditioned mixture.

24. The method of claim 23 further comprising:

extruding the preconditioned mixture, thereby providing an extruded mixture.

25. The method of claim 24 further comprising:

pelletizing the extruded mixture to provide a pelletized mixture.

26. The method of claim 25:

drying the pelletized mixture to provide a dried mixture.

27. The method of claim 26:

grinding the dried mixture to provide a powder.

28. The method of claim 22 further comprising:

preconditioning the starting components to provide a preconditioned mixture with a wet mix temperature selected from the group consisting of 54.4 °C to 76.7 °C, 60.0 °C to 71.1 °C, and about 62.8 °C.

29. The method of claim 22 further comprising:

preconditioning the starting components to provide a preconditioned mixture with a selected weight percentage of water, wherein the selected weight percentage of water is selected from the group consisting of 28 wt. % to 37 wt. %, 30 wt. % to 34 wt. %, and about 32 wt. %.

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30. The method of claim 29 further comprising:

heating the preconditioned mixture to deactivate the first enzyme, activate the second enzyme, and deactivate the second enzyme.

31. The method of claim 30:

wherein the heating step occurs while extruding the preconditioned mixture to provide an extruded mixture; and

wherein, upon termination of the extruding, the extruded mixture is provided at a post- extrusion temperature selected from the group consisting of 140 °C to 151 °C , 142 °C to 149 °C, and about 146 °C.

32. The method of claim 22:

wherein the first enzyme is endo-cellulase.

33. The method of claim 22:

wherein the second enzyme is a relatively high temperature enzyme;

wherein the first enzyme is a relatively low temperature enzyme; and

wherein the first enzyme has an optimum-activity temperature range that is lower than an optimum-activity temperature range of the second enzyme.

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34. The method of claim 22:

wherein the fiber comprises cellulose;

wherein the first enzyme reduces the molecular weight of the cellulose in the starting composition to provide cellulose in the product composition with a reduced average molecular weight.

35. The method of claim 24:

wherein the starch hydrolysis reaction and the fiber hydrolysis reaction occur during the extruding.

36. The method of claim 24:

wherein the fiber hydrolysis reaction occurs during the preconditioning.

37. The method of claim 24:

wherein the fiber hydrolysis reaction ends during the extruding.

38. The method of claim 24:

wherein a reaction rate of the starch hydrolysis reaction is fastest during the extruding.

39. The method of claim 24:

wherein the starch hydrolysis reaction ends during the extruding.

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40. The method of claim 24 further comprising:

wherein the preconditioning and the extruding together have a duration equal to a maximum of 5 minutes.

41. The method of claim 22:

wherein the starch hydrolysis reaction is stopped before converting more than 10 wt. % of the starch to monosaccharides and disaccharides.

42. The method of claim 22 further comprising:

wherein the fiber hydrolysis reaction is stopped before converting more than 10 wt. % of the fiber to monosaccharides and disaccharides.

43. The method of claim 22:

wherein the water comprises liquid water and steam.

44. The method of claim 24:

wherein the extruding step occurs in an extruder comprising:

forward blocks of conveyors; and

reverse blocks of the conveyors.

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