Grainwell Puffed Grains, previously known as Ancient Brands, has begun full-scale puffed grain production at its new Dyersville, Iowa facility. The multi-line, 105,000-sq-ft operation produces quality, custom-puffed grains and legumes at scale and more sustainably than other puffing methods.
The company is a supplier of puffed grains to other food processors and claims to contract manufacture 80% of the brand-name uncoated puffed grain cereal in the U.S. The company claims the plant is the only controlled-puffing facility in North America, as well as the world’s largest.
Current and future puffed grains include spelt, amaranth, brown rice, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, khorasan, kamut and sorghum.
“Our closed, continuous batch process tightly controls every aspect of the complex puffing process, enabling calibration of the grain color, texture, size, moisture content and flavor profile,” said Dylan Kollasch, VP of Innovation and Product Development. “Our process is up to 95% efficient, compared to an industry average of less than 70%. We create less waste and use less water and energy to create a superior product.”
