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US 2019/0053522 A1Published application
Apparatus, System, and Method for Quinoa Food Products
AssigneeIma USA, L.L.C.
InventorAugusto C. Carbonari
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Abstract
A method for producing powdered quinoa. The method includes dehulling quinoa in a dehuller in some embodiments. The quinoa is dried in a dryer in some embodiments. The quinoa is soaked in a soaker and freeze dried in a freeze dryer. In certain embodiments, the quinoa is extruded on an extruder. In one embodiment, the quinoa is ground in a grinder.
Claims18
A method for producing powdered quinoa comprising:
- dehulling quinoa in a dehuller;
- drying the quinoa in a dryer;
- soaking the quinoa in a soaker;
- extruding the quinoa in an extruder;
- and
- grinding the quinoa in a grinder.
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A system for a quinoa processor, the system comprising:
- a dehuller configured to remove hull from quinoa;
- a dryer configured to dry quinoa;
- a soaker configured to soak quinoa;
- an extruder configured to extrude quinoa;
- a grinder configured to grind quinoa;
- and
- a micronizer configured to output particles below a predetermined size.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.