Process for preparing edible products in the form of capsules
AssigneeQ.P. Corporation
InventorTsunesuke Ueda
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Abstract
A process for preparing encapsulated foods and drinks filled with a desired edible liquid is described below by conducting the following steps in order: (a) The step of preparing a core liquid by adding calcium salt to sugar liquid and if necessary, adding other additives; (b) The step of forming membranes of mainly calcium alginate on the surface of the core liquid by dropping the core liquid into alginic acid salt liquid and surrounding the core liquid with these membranes to form capsules; (c) The step of exchanging the core liquid inside the capsules with water by soaking the capsules in the water; (d) The step of exchanging the core liquid in the capsules with the desired digestible liquid by immersing the capsules in the digestible liquid.
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A process for preparing edible products in the form of capsules filled with an edible liquid by conducting the following steps:
- a. preparing core liquid by adding calcium salt to sugar liquid;
- b. forming membranes of mainly calcium alginate on the surface of the core liquid by dropping the core liquid into alginic acid salt liquid and thereby surrounding the core liquid with these membranes to form capsules;
- c. exchanging the core liquid in the capsules with water by soaking the capsules of the core liquid in water to remove therefrom any unreacted calcium salt;
- d. exchanging the core liquid in the capsules with an edible liquid by immersing the water-filled capsules in the edible liquid.
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