Method for improved absorption of additives in molded edible products
OwnerGlen Axelrod, Ajay Gajriainventors
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Abstract
A method of providing for the absorption of an oil-based and/or aqueous based additive into an edible molding composition including the steps of supplying an edible molding composition, supplying an oil based and/or aqueous based additive and supplying fiber. The edible molding composition is combined with the oil based and/or aqueous based additive and the fiber, wherein the ail based and/or aqueous based additive is selectively absorbed into the fiber, and the fiber may be distributed within the edible molding composition.
Claims31
A method of providing for the absorption of an oil-based and/or aqueous based additive into an edible molded composition comprising:
- (a) supplying an edible molding composition;
- (b) supplying an oil based and/or aqueous based additive;
- (c) supplying fiber;
- (d) combining said edible molding composition, said oil based and/or aqueous based additive and said fiber, wherein said oil based and/or aqueous based additive is selectively absorbed into said fiber, and said fiber is distributed within said edible molding composition.
A method of providing for the absorption of an oil-based and/or aqueous based additive into a wheat starch based composition comprising:
- (a) supplying wheat starch;
- (b) supplying an oil based and/or aqueous based additive;
- (c) supplying oat fiber;
- (d) combining said wheat starch, said oil based and/or aqueous based additive and said oat fiber, wherein said oil based and/or aqueous based additive is selectively absorbed into said oat fiber, and said oat fiber is distributed within said wheat starch.
A method of providing for the absorption of an oil-based and/or aqueous based additive into a wheat starch based composition comprising:
- (a) supplying wheat starch;
- (b) supplying an oil based and/or aqueous based additive;
- (c) supplying oat fiber;
- (d) combining said oat fiber with said oil based and/or aqueous based additive wherein said oil based and/or aqueous based additive is absorbed into said oat fiber;
- (e) combining said oat fiber containing said oil based and/or aqueous based additive with said wheat starch wherein said oat fiber is distributed within said wheat starch.
A method for forming an animal chew having increased uptake of oil based and/or aqueous based flavoring additives, the method comprising;
- (a) combining wheat starch, oat fiber, an oil based and/or aqueous based flavoring additive and water to form a mixture wherein the water content is in the range of about 20.0 to 40.0 wt % and said oil based and/or aqueous based flavoring additive is selectively absorbed into said oat fiber;
- (b) introducing and heating said mixture in a vented barrel extruder to form extruded beads wherein the water content of said beads upon discharge from said extruder is less than the water content of said mixture entering said extruder, and wherein said oat fiber containing said oil based and/or aqueous based flavoring additive is distributed within said wheat starch;
- (c) introducing the extruded beads of (b) to a heated injection molding machine and injection molding and cooling to form said molded article wherein the water content of said molded article is at or below about 20 wt %, wherein the injection molding machine contains a hopper feed section, a barrel and an output nozzle, including a plurality of heating zones in said barrel extending from said hopper section to said nozzle, wherein said heating zone in said barrel adjacent said hopper is maintained at a temperature of less than about 150 degrees F.;
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