| abstract |
Provided are a puffed food that substantially does not contain wheat-derived protein, a dough composition that is used in the production of said puffed food, and a puffed food production method in which said dough composition is used. A dough composition according to the present invention is a dough composition for a puffed food, substantially does not include wheat-derived protein, and includes at least the following components: (a) a milk protein in a proportion accounting for 90 mass% or more of the total protein; (b) a starch; (c) a leavening agent; and (d) water, wherein by being subjected to heating processing, the dough composition puffs and forms a support matrix. |