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Abstract

Articles of manufacture, compositions of matter, and methods are involved with but are not limited to: substantially uniformly mixing components including at least one or more starch based components, one or more gluten based components, one or more fibrous components, one or more starch agents, and water to produce a mixture; forming said mixture into a predefined shape to produce a formed mixture; treating with curing heat treatment to increase linking within the one or more starch based components involving the one or more starch agents to produce a cured, formed mixture; dehydrating said cured, formed mixture to remove a substantial portion of water to produce a dehydrated, cured, formed mixture; and sealing at least portions of external surfaces to produce a sealed, dehydrated, cured, formed mixture. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

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First Claim