The present invention relates to a dietary composition produced by a
process involving extruding a protein containing product and water
through an extruder (e.g., at about 50-about 450 rpm and at a temperature
of about 40.degree. to about 120.degree. C., wherein the residence time
of the protein containing product (e.g., whey protein isolate) in the
extruder is about 15-about 90 seconds) to produce the dietary
composition, wherein the dietary composition contains partially denatured
protein containing product or totally denatured protein containing
product or mixtures thereof. The present invention also concerns a food
product containing at least one food ingredient and a dietary fiber
composition. The food product is produced by a process involving
extruding the dietary composition and at least one food ingredient and
water to produce the food product; the dietary composition produced by a
process involving extruding a protein containing product and water
through an extruder to produce the dietary composition, wherein the
dietary composition contains partially denatured protein containing
product or totally denatured protein containing product or mixtures
thereof.