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US 12,063,950 B2Granted
Multi-layer extruded food product
AssigneeThe Hillshire Brands Company
InventorsJoshua S. Carlson, Yelena Y. Pinkevich, Barbara K Schmitt, Dejing Fu, Glenn Wille
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Abstract
Food products and the processes for forming/manufacturing the food products are disclosed. An exemplary food product comprises one or more extruded components (e.g., vegetable, fruit, dairy, meat, flavoring, spice, coloring, particulate, or combinations thereof); and one or more extruded collagen layers substantially encasing the extruded component(s). Another exemplary food product is disclosed as comprising an extruded component; and a carrier co-extruded with the first extruded component, the carrier comprising a matrix adhered to the first extruded component and an additive suspended in the matrix.
Claims18
A food product comprising:
- a first extruded component;
- a second extruded component encapsulated completely by the first extruded component, the second extruded component comprising one or more of a vegetable, a fruit, dairy, starch, and a secondary protein, the first extruded component and the second extruded component being distinct;
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- a first extruded collagen layer surrounding the first extruded component and the second extruded component;
- wherein a cross-section of the food product has a substantially constant outer diameter and varies along a longitudinal axis of the food product such that a first cross-section at a first axial location comprises a section of the first extruded component, but not any of the second extruded component, a second cross-section at a second axial location comprises a section of the first extruded component circumferentially surrounding a section of the second extruded component, a third cross-section at a third axial location comprises a section of the first extruded component, but not any of the second extruded component, and a fourth cross-section at a fourth axial location comprises a section of the first extruded component circumferentially surrounding a section of the second extruded component;
- the second axial location being disposed between the first and third axial locations, and the third axial location located between the second and fourth axial locations, each of the cross-sections being defined in a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of the food product.
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A food product comprising:
- a first extruded component;
- a second extruded component encapsulated completely by the first extruded component, a first collagen gel layer surrounding the first extruded component and the second extruded component, wherein the first collagen gel layer comprises a matrix and a first additive, the matrix being a thermo-reversible coating that suspends the first additive and adheres to the first extruded component;
- a second collagen gel layer distinct from and at least partially surrounding the first collagen gel layer, wherein the second collagen gel layer comprises a second additive;
- wherein a cross-section of the food product has a substantially constant outer diameter and varies along a longitudinal axis of the food product such that a first cross-section at a first axial location comprises a ringed section of the first extruded component circumferentially surrounding a circular section of the second extruded component, a second cross-section at a second axial location comprises a circular section of the first extruded component, but not any of the second extruded component, and a third cross-section at a third axial location comprises a ringed section of the first extruded component circumferentially surrounding a circular section of the second extruded component;
- the second axial location being disposed between the first and third axial locations, each of the cross-sections being defined in a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of the food product.
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A food product comprising:
- a first extruded meat-based component;
- a second extruded meat-based component adjacent to the first extruded component and encapsulated completely by the first extruded component, the first extruded component and the second extruded component being maintained as distinct layers;
- a carrier layer extruded with the first and second extruded meat-based components, the carrier layer comprising a matrix adhered to the first extruded meat-based component;
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- an additive suspended in the matrix, the matrix being a thermo-reversible coating;
- wherein a cross-section of the food product varies along a longitudinal axis of the food product such that a first cross-section at a first axial location comprises a circular section of the first extruded component, but not any of the second extruded component, a second cross-section at a second axial location comprises a ringed section of the first extruded component circumferentially surrounding a circular section of the second extruded component, and a third cross-section at a third axial location comprises a circular section of the first extruded component, but not any of the second extruded component;
- each of the cross-sections being defined in a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of the food product, wherein an outer diameter of the food product at the first cross-section, an outer diameter of the food product at the second cross-section, and an outer diameter of the food product at the third cross-section are equal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.