Provided herein is a method for making an extruded particle comprising:a. mixing a modified starch and ≤；20% water wherein the water content is such that said mixture has a glass transition temperature Tg above room temperature；b. heating the mixture at a temperature sufficient to form a molten mass；c. adding ≥；12% flavor to the mixture or to the molten mass or both to form a flavored molten mass；d. extruding the melt through a die to form an extrudate； ande. cutting or crushing the extrudate to form an extruded particle having a retained flavor of about ≥；12% by weight based on the total weight of the particle wherein the glass transition temperature of the particle is substantially the same as the mixture.Also provided herein is a a particle comprising: a) a carrier wherein the carrier comprises: i) a modified starch； and ii) a maltodextrin or blend of maltodextrins with different DE values； b) ≤；20% by weight, water of the total weight of the particle； and c) ≥；12% flavor； wherein the particle has a size from about 0.5 to about 5 mm.
