Food processing for agricultural biodiversity
OwnerDaniel Bruce VanWartinventor
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Abstract
A formed food product including wild blueberry seeds and a method for producing such food product without damaging the wild blueberry germplasm such that seed viability is enhanced. The method contributes to the conservation and sustainable utilization of agricultural biodiversity. The formed food product is interspersed with seeds processed by way of the method to enable natural seed distribution in an edible manufactured food product. The formed food product, even after reaching its expiration date, provides seeds within it that are still be viable and can be extracted for future use.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- subjecting fruit berries to a reduced temperature sufficient to produce seed stratification;
- thawing said fruit berries to a temperature sufficient to release natural juices of said fruit berries;
- blending said fruit berries to produce a puree;
- thickening said puree with a dehydrated natural thickening ingredient to produce a dough;
- forming molded shapes from said dough;
- and
- drying said molded shapes;
- wherein seeds of said fruit berries retain their viability to regenerate one or more plants from which said fruit berry was borne.
A formed food product, said product comprising:
- a plurality of fruit berry seeds dispersed within a biscuit, said biscuit formed by the steps including:
- subjecting fruit berries including said fruit berry seeds to a reduced temperature sufficient to produce seed stratification;
- thawing said fruit berries to a temperature sufficient to release natural juices of said fruit berries;
- blending said fruit berries to produce a puree;
- thickening said puree with a dehydrated natural thickening ingredient to produce a dough;
- forming molded shapes from said dough;
- and
- drying said molded shapes to produce said biscuit;
- wherein said fruit berry seeds retain their viability to regenerate one or more plants from which said fruit berry was borne.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.