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US 12,075,809 B1Granted
Sprouted nut processing method
AssigneeDaily Crunch, Inc.
InventorsPatricia Diane Orley, Laurel Kozeradsky Orley
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Abstract
A process for preparing crunchy sprouted nuts and the resulting nuts of such process are disclosed herein. The nuts are submerged and soaked in water for a period of 24-48 hours. Then the nuts are drained and rinsed and allowed to dry for a period of 20-60 minutes. Next the nuts are dehydrated for a period of 24-48 hours. The result is a particularly crunchy sprouted nut.
Claims15
A process for preparing and packaging sprouted nuts for human consumption, consisting of:
- a) submersing nuts in water;
- b) soaking the nuts for a soaking period of 24-48 hours to sprout the nuts, resulting in sprouted nuts;
- c) draining and rinsing the sprouted nuts;
- d) allowing the sprouted nuts to stand at ambient atmosphere for a drying period of 20-60 minutes;
- e) dehydrating the sprouted nuts in a single layer in a dehydrator for a dehydrating period of 24-48 hours at a dehydrating temperature of 140-160 degrees Fahrenheit;
- f) allowing the sprouted nuts to cool;
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- g) packaging the sprouted nuts.
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